INVESTIGATION OF DIFFERENT PARASITES OF FARMED PIGEONS AT JOYPURHAT SADAR UPAZILA

Abstract

The main objectives of the present study were to investigate the prevalence and intensity of various infections from both sexes pigeons are commonly or frequently infected with endo and ectoparasite. A total of 140 birds (pigeon) were observed and collecting sample from them on different village of sadar upazila of Joypurhat district from July to December, 2018. The samples are composed of 58 males and 82 females where 46 young and 94 adult. 4 ectoparasite (Menacanthus sp., Lipeurus sp., Menopon sp. and Columbicola columbae), 5 helminth (Heterakis sp., Capillaria sp., Ascaridia sp., Raillietina sp. and Echinostoma sp.) and 2 protozoan (Trichomonas sp. and Eimeria sp.) are recovered from the sample by using different technique. Overall prevalence of helminth 76.42%, protozoa 33.57% and highest prevalence in ectoparasite 90.71%. The adult are more susceptible to infection, where the overall prevalence rate of adult 81.12% at (0.001) statistically significant and ectoparasite 73.40% at P-value (<0.001). But in young are significantly lower 39.13% susceptible than adult. The sex related prevalence in helminth 81.70% at P>0.05 than in male and ectoparasite 82.29% at P>0.05. But in male only protozoan are susceptible than female that prevalence in 29.31%. It is statistically significant at P<0.001 and also during postmortem examination blockage found in intestine. However the outcome indicate that this areas of pigeons are more susceptible to infection and infestation, it may be due to bad nurturing practice, climatic condition, geographical location, which may great economic damage of farmer as well as loss of the GDP of country.