National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
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%). Season wise, infection was recorded highest during Pre-monsoon (72.22%) and lowest during Post-monsoon. Amplification of cyt b gene of Haemoproteus columbae in positive samples by PCR showed clear band at 207 bp. Amplification of mt- cyt b gene of Haemoproteus spp. and Plasmodium spp. by PCR on positive samples revealed clear band at 525 bp.
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