Prevalence of Trichomonas gallinae in pigeons in Bursa Province, Turkey.

Gulegen E., Senlik B., Akyol V.

INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, cilt.82, sa.4, ss.369-370, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 82 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.369-370
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A total of 80 pigeons from Bursa province, Turkey examined for T gallinae. The prevalence of infection was found as 75.78 %. Although a higher prevalence was observed in young pigeons (83.3 %) compared to adults (76.0 %) there was no significant difference between the age classes. No differences in the prevalence of T gallinae could be found between males (77.7 %) and females (79.5 %). Over the whole study period, 2 clinical cases were detected in young pigeons.