HAEMATOZOAN PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC PIGEONS (Columba livia domestica) IN ERBIL PROVINCE, KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ
Out of 70 domestic pigeons Columba livia domestica which collected from different localities in Erbil province, Kurdistan region- Iraq, and examined for blood parasite, only one species of blood protozoans (Haemoproteus colombae) was observed in 15 of them with overall prevalence 21.42%, according t...
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| Language: | English |
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Erbil Polytechnic University
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Polytechnic Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://polytechnic-journal.epu.edu.iq/home/vol7/iss1/5 |
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| Summary: | Out of 70 domestic pigeons Columba livia domestica which collected from different localities in
Erbil province, Kurdistan region- Iraq, and examined for blood parasite, only one species of blood
protozoans (Haemoproteus colombae) was observed in 15 of them with overall prevalence
21.42%, according to the sex of infected pigeons statistically there were no significant differences
between males (18.18%) and females (24.32%) infection with this blood parasite. No other
haematozoa were detected. |
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| ISSN: | 2707-7799 |