BACKGROUND Hadjelia truncata is a nematode that causes lesions in the gizzard lining of pigeons, which may even lead to death. The aim of this study was to introduce Alphitobius diaperinus as a new intermediate host for Hadjelia truncata. METHODS H. truncata infection was identified in a pigeon flock in Ahvaz City, Khuzestan Province, Iran by performing fecal examination and autopsy. Adult an...

three adult pigeons (columbia livia) belonging to a pigeon farm in mashhad area were submitted topoultry clinic of school of veterinary medicine for post-mortem inspection. the farm had 150 adult pigeonsand a number of them suffered from a chronic disease with body weight loss, diarrhoea and weakness. atnecropsy, slight to extreme enlargement with distortion were observed in gizzards of all car...

background: hadjelia truncata is a nematode that causes lesions in the gizzard lining of pigeons, which may even lead to death. the aim of this study was to introduce alphitobius diaperinus as a new intermediate host for hadjelia truncata . methods: h. truncata infection was identified in a pigeon flock in ahvaz city, khuzestan province, iran by performing fecal examination and autopsy. adult a...

Between July 2005 and November 2006 the gastro-intestinal helminths of 15 Helmeted guineafowls and a single Crested guineafowl from Musina, Limpopo Province were examined, and in July and August 2005 helminths were collected from five Helmeted guineafowls from Mokopane in the same province. The acanthocephalan Mediorhynchus gallinarum, the cestodes Abuladzugnia gutterae, Davainea nana, Hymenole...

Three adult pigeons (Columbia livia) belonging to a pigeon farm in Mashhad area were submitted toPoultry Clinic of School of Veterinary Medicine for post-mortem inspection. The farm had 150 adult pigeonsand a number of them suffered from a chronic disease with body weight loss, diarrhoea and weakness. Atnecropsy, slight to extreme enlargement with distortion were observed in gizzards of all car...

The helminths of 15 Helmeted Guineafowls were collected in the north of Limpopo Province, South Africa. A total of 11 cestode, ten nematode and a single acanthocephalan species were present. Species richness ranged from 8 to 16 species per host, and nine core and nine secondary species accounted for 40.9% of the component parasite community. The remaining 18.2% comprised satellite species. Core...