Publications
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helminth parasites of domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) in sebele, gaborone, botswana. | twelve adult domestic pigeons from sebele, gaborone, botswana, were examined for the presence of helminth parasites. the cestode genus raillietina and two species of nematodes, dispharynx spiralis and ascaridia columbae were recovered. most pigeons (75 %) were infected with raillietina spp. often in concurrence with a. columbae. | 2000 | 10843326 |
parasites of domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) in sebele, gaborone, botswana. | the following parasites were found in apparently healthy pigeons kept in sebele: a haemoprotozoan, haemoproteus columbae (80%); endoparasite metazoan nematodes, ascaridia columbae (30%) and dispharynx spiralis (10%); a cestode, raillietina sp. (80%) and coccidian oocysts (40%); 2 ectoparasites, namely the pigeon fly, pseudolynchia canariensis (50%) and the louse, columbicola columbae (30%). the pigeons also had highantibody titres, (1:256) to the protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii (100%). the ... | 2000 | 11212939 |