| dc.description.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. | en_US |
