HAEMATOZOAN PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC PIGEONS (Columba livia domestica) IN ERBIL PROVINCE, KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ

Shwan Khursheed Rahman Basha Mr., DepartmentofBiology,CollegeofEducation,UniversityofSalahaddin,Erbil-IraqFollow

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Shwan Rahman Basha

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Research Article

Abstract

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

Keywords

Prevalence, Haemoproteus, Pigeon, Erbil province.

How to Cite This Article

Rahman Basha, Shwan Khursheed Mr. (2017) "HAEMATOZOAN PREVALENCE OF DOMESTIC PIGEONS (Columba livia domestica) IN ERBIL PROVINCE, KURDISTAN REGION-IRAQ," Polytechnic Journal: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59341/2707-7799.1752