Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Nematodes (Capillaria spp.) in Domestic Pigeons (Columba livia) in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Nematodes (Capillaria spp.) in Domestic Pigeons (Columba livia) in Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Anshara Javed Qureshi and Ishrat Aziz*
(a) Male worm of c. (b) Female worm of Capillaria spp. (c) Egg of Capillaria spp. of nematodes taken from (Jung et al. 2012).
Taken by a Google map shows the area (DILAWAR COLONY) that is selected for research purposes https://www.google.com/search?q=dms+of+dilawar+colony+bahawalpur+location+googleandoq=dandaqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j69i60l4.2648j0j7andsourceid=chromeandie=UTF-8#
(a, b, c, d, e) shows the pigeons that were used in research and their breeds names in the local language mentioned in Table 1.
Shows the pigeons’ living areas at; (a) House No. 1 (b) House No. 2 (c) House No.3 (d) House No. 4.
Identification of Capillaria spp. of nematode under the microscope at 10X objective (a) Capillaria spp. the egg at the initial stage of development has a barrel-like shape and a thicker outer shell (b) The sac of the Capillaria egg is found in rounded or oval structures and their color may be whitish, yellowish, and opaque apparently.
Identification of Capillaria spp. of nematode under the microscope at 10X objective (a) Capillaria spp. Female: Female Capillaria spp. are larger and have a thicker, more cylindrical body. Their tail is typically more rounded (b, c) Capillaria spp. Male: Male Capillaria spp. are smaller in size than females and have a more cylindrical and tapered body.
