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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 7, Issue:12, December, 2018

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2018.7(12): 3701-3704
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.712.421


Concomitant infection of Coccidiosis and Capillariasis in Fancy Pigeons (Columba livia) - A Case Report
S. Ramesh1, C. Soundararajan3, S. Subapriya2*, R. Sokkalingam4
and S. Muthukrishnan5
1Centralised Instrumentation Laboratory, 2Centralised Clinical Laboratory,
3Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai-07, India
4Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Chennai-07, India
5Departmentof Veterinary Anatomy, Veterinary College and Research Institute,
Tirunelveli, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Two adult fancy pigeons which were presented to SPCA hospital, Chennai were referred for clinical diagnosis with the history of dullness, anorexia and intermittent diarrhoea. Coproscopic examination revealed the presence of oocysts of Eimeria spp and eggs of Capillaria spp. The birds became normal and active after ten days post treatment with pyrantel pamoate (as a single dose and repeated after 14 days) and amprolium for 5 days.


Keywords:

Pigeon- coccidiosis and capillariasis


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Ramesh, S., C. Soundararajan, S. Subapriya, R. Sokkalingam and Muthukrishnan, S. 2018. Concomitant infection of Coccidiosis and Capillariasis in Fancy Pigeons (Columba livia) - A Case Report.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 7(12): 3701-3704. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.712.421
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