Domestic pigeon

Part 2 book "Avian nutrition, poultry - Ratite and tamed birds" includes content: Feed formulation for poultry, the ratites (flightless birds), eggs and meat for food, red jungle fowl, domestic fowl (gallus domesticus), pea fowl (pavo spp.), jananese quail (coturnix cotunix), partridges, turkey (meliagridis SP.), parrots, pigeon (columba livea), bulbul (pycnonotus), mayana mynah myna (strunidae birds), saras crane (the grus), swan (cygnus SPP).

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Part 2 book "Companion animal care and welfare - The UFAW companion animal handbook" includes content: Golden hamsters (mesocricetus auratus), mongolian gerbils (meriones unguiculatus), domestic rats (rattus norvegicus), ungulates (ungulata), horses (equus caballus), birds (avia), zebra finches (taeniopygia guttata), true parrots (psittacoidea), pigeons (columba livia), reptiles (reptilia) central bearded dragons (pogona vitticeps),... and other contents.

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A domestic pigeon which was brought to SPCA, Chennai by a pet owner having 50 pigeons was referred for disease diagnosis with the history of sudden mortality and respiratory distress. The remaining ailing birds were inspected and were found to be lethargic with respiratory distress. Necropsy examination revealed grayish white foci scattered on the liver parenchyma. Liver impression smears and heart blood smears were suggestive of Pasteurella spp. Cultural examination of heart blood confirmed P. multocida. Antibiotic sensitivity assay revealed high sensitivity to enrofloxacin.

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A total of 40 faecal samples were examined from pigeons belonging to a pet owner at Chennai with the history of inappetance and blood tinged droppings. Microscopic examination of droppings revealed oocysts of Eimeria spp. The birds became active and alert with normal feeding habits after 7 days of treatment with amprolium soluble powder.

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A domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica) weighing 500gm with history of right pelvic limb stuck in cage was presented to RVP, IVRI. On presentation, the bird was unable to bear weight on right pelvic limb. A crepitus was felt on palpation at the tibiotasrsal region during physical examination. Radiographic examination confirmed a simple, transverse, distal-diaphyseal fracture of right tibiotarsus.

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Fowlpox virus (FWPV) and Pigeonpox virus (PGPV) isolates from domesticated fowls and pigeons from Jammu region were inoculated on chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) of chicken embryonated eggs (CEE) through three passage levels to observe their cytopathic effects (CPE) and underlying pathology. Development of PGPV induced lesions was earlier than FWPV, and more severe. PGPV progressed from small white opaque lesions from first passage; to CAM thickening, haemorrhages and very prominent and extensive pock lesions at second; and by third passage, focal areas of necrosis was evident.

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The present study was carried out to know the status of haemoprotozoan infection of domestic pigeon in Assam by microscopic examination of blood of pigeons for a period of one year which revealed an overall prevalence of 53.39%. Three species viz. Haemoproteus columbae (29.93%), Plasmodium relictum (21.29%) and Leucocytozoon sp. (2.16%) were identified either in single or mixed infection. According to age, highest prevalence was recorded in adult (61.81%) and lowest in squab (36.25%). Comparatively, infection was recorded higher in females (58.22%) than males (48.79%).

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