background: parasites affect the health and productivity of birds. haemoproteus columbae occurs in pigeons widely in tropical and subtropical regions. the present investigation was concentrated on the prevalence of h. columbae and rate of para-sitemia in domestic pigeons in southwest of iran. methods: pigeons regimented in three groups, less than six months old, between six and twenty four mont...

zoonoses can be transmitted to people by many birds such as pigeons. considering many people’s interests to keep pigeons, present study was conducted to pcr detection of aeromonas hydrophila that is cause of many human infections such as gastroenteritis, wound infections and septicemia from pigeons in hahrekord. altogether 293 samples of pigeon faeces were collected with sterile cotton swabs fr...

pigeons can be carriers of some human pathogens and contribute to transmission and spread of drug resistant infectious agents to human. considering many people’s interests to keep pigeons, present study was conducted to pcr detection of escherichia coli o157:h7 that is responsible for outbreaks of human intestinal diseases and fatal haemolytic-uraemic syndrome worldwide and evaluation of resist...

Pigeon circovirus infection is an immunosuppressive disease of pigeons carried on by the widely recognized virus known as (PiCV). Additionally, due to PiCV’s activity, a group diseases collectively “young pigeon syndrome” (YPDS) occurs. This study aims provide information about transportation throughout world, symptoms that have been identified has progressed, and diagnostic methods recently de...

Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) is a respiratory pathogen which has been isolated throughout the world from numerous bird species. The present study was designed to isolate and characterize the ORT from domestic turkeys, quails and pigeons. For this purpose, 250 samples from each bird species (turkey, quail and pigeon) with or without respiratory signs were tested by taking of tracheal...

A cross-sectional survey was performed on domestic pigeons (Columba liviadomestica) to evaluate the prevalence of Haemoproteus columbae and Trichomonas gallinae in West Azerbaijan Province, northwest of Iran between July 2015 and September 2016. Five hundred and sixty oropharyngeal swab smears were examined, 297 (53%) of which were identified to be positive for T. gallinae. Also, the results ob...

ABSTRACT: Pigeons are known for their capacity to harbor and spread several zoonotic agents. Studies have suggested that pigeons also relevant disseminators of multidrug-resistant strains. In this study, surrounding a veterinary hospital were sampled tested the presence pathogenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile. E. coli isolates from 19 ...

BACKGROUND Parasites affect the health and productivity of birds. Haemoproteus columbae occurs in pigeons widely in tropical and subtropical regions. The present investigation was concentrated on the prevalence of H. columbae and rate of parasitemia in domestic pigeons in southwest of Iran. METHODS Pigeons regimented in three groups, less than six months old, between six and twenty four month...

Pigeons are omnipresent birds which belong to the order, Columbiformes and cover a large part of every town city, worldwide. Among parasites pigeons, Capillaria is found be more prevalent in them after Eimeria. These worms penetrate deeply intestinal mucosa leading haemorrhages epithelial necrosis thereby presenting clinical disease death occurs if left untreated. The major purpose this study w...

Untrained homing pigeons released on sunny days oriented homeward regardless of the direction of the release site from the loft. Similar pigeons released under total overcast vanished randomly, whereas experienced birds released on the same days at the same sites oriented homeward. Apparently untrained pigeons require the sun for orientation but experienced pigeons do not.