Author : Sibel elmacioĞlu, mehmet yaman, aykut zerek, Şerife akkÜÇÜk, mustafa karagÖz, İpek erdem
Keyword : Domestic pigeons, columbicola columbae, argas reflexus, pseudolynchia canariensis
Subject : Microbiology
Article Type : Original article (research)
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Abstract : Objective: Besides the yield loss of the pigeons that are infested with ectoparasites they are also susceptible to other infections because of weakened immunity. Thus it has been evaluated the situation of ectoparasites of domestic pigeons and determined the prevalence in the Antakya region. Materials and Methods: Totally 100 domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) which are fed for the hobby in the Antakya region were examined with respect to ectoparasites. The prevalence of ectoparasites of domestic pigeons has been determined and identified according to the literature. Results: The prevalence of ectoparasites of domestic pigeons were determined as 52% and three different ectoparasites were detected. Columbicola columbae was the dominant species with a percentage of 45%, Argas reflexus and Pseudolynchia canariensis were also detected with a percentage of 5% and 2%, respectively. Despite the higher percentage of infestation in female pigeons (54,5%) when compared with males (48,9%) and adults (56,9%) when compared with juveniles (42,9%) no significant difference was found statistically (p>0.05). But louse infestation of adult pigeons (58,3%) was significantly higher than the juvenile pigeons (28,5%) statistically (p
Article by : Ebubekir Ceylan
Article add date : 2021-01-23
How to cite : Sibel elmacioĞlu, mehmet yaman, aykut zerek, Şerife akkÜÇÜk, mustafa karagÖz, İpek erdem. (2021-January-23). Ectoparasites of domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) in antakya region. retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/587