Detection and identification of ectoparasites and endoparasites in domesticated pigeon (Columba livia domestica)

Rosdin, Siti Syazana (2022) Detection and identification of ectoparasites and endoparasites in domesticated pigeon (Columba livia domestica). [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Thirty domesticated pigeons (Columba livia domestica) from three places that covered areas of Dengkil, Bukit Mahkota and Serdang were studied qualitatively to identify common species of ectoparasites and endoparasites in domesticated pigeons and to study the occurrence of both ectoparasites and endoparasites burden in domesticated pigeons. These birds were caught from their cages using a net and restrained with the body grab method. Feather samples and alcohol swabs were taken from the body, neck and ventral regions of the birds followed by fresh fecal collection from the ground. Feather plucks and alcohol swabs that had been preserved in 75% ethanol were viewed under stereo microscope for presence of ectoparasites. Direct smear and fecal floatation of the fecal samples were viewed under a compound microscope for presence of motile protozoa and endoparasites’ eggs respectively. The most common ectoparasites found in domesticated pigeons were the wing lice, Columbicola columbae with 63% (19/30), followed by feather mites, Megninia columbae with 53% (16/30), chewing lice, Colpocephalum sp. with 33% (10/30) and lice, Philopterus anaticola with 23% (7/30). The most common endoparasite was the protozoa, Coccidia spp. with 83% (25/30), followed by nematodes, Heterakis gallinae with 73% (22/30) and Capillaria sp. with 23% (7/30)) and the trematode, Echinoparyphium recurvatum with 10% (3/10). Also, this study revealed that most of the ectoparasites found in domesticated pigeons show heavier burden compared to endoparasites in domesticated pigeons. The study highlights that domesticated pigeons are hosts of helminths of veterinary importance and may serve as a significant source of infection for other avian hosts that share the common parasitic fauna and might have the potential to spread zoonotic disease among the community.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Depositing User:	Ms. Nordeena Abdul Aziz
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2024 04:47
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2024 04:47
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1671

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