Investigation of parasitic infection of Merops apiaster Bird

The current study was conducted in Al-Hawija district, 60 km west of Kirkuk city, and extended from September 2019 to September 2020, where 104 birds of European bee-eaters (Merops Apiaster) were collected and the results were as follows: two species of lice were diagnosed, namely Columbicola colum...

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Main Authors: Abdu Al- Razzaq Ahmad Abdu-Allah, Abdu-Allah Hussein Abdu-Allah
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Language:English
Published: Tikrit University 2021-09-01
Series:Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
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Online Access:https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/160
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description The current study was conducted in Al-Hawija district, 60 km west of Kirkuk city, and extended from September 2019 to September 2020, where 104 birds of European bee-eaters (Merops Apiaster) were collected and the results were as follows: two species of lice were diagnosed, namely Columbicola columbae and Hohorstiella lata and one species of tapeworm Rllietina tetragona. The results of the diagnosis of ectoparasites showed that the overall infection rate was 41.34%, and 14.42%for endoparasites. The results showed significant differences in the infection rates according to the different months of the study, as the highest significant infection rates were 28.57% .The results showed that weight group 41-50 gm recorded the highest rates of significant infection, with rates of 48.05 and 15.58% for Ectoparasitic and endoparasitic, respectively.
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spelling doaj-art-339c3438be7c42e390b63b6d02ad6b862025-08-20T03:16:51ZengTikrit UniversityTikrit Journal of Pure Science1813-16622415-17262021-09-0126410.25130/tjps.v26i4.160Investigation of parasitic infection of Merops apiaster BirdAbdu Al- Razzaq Ahmad Abdu-AllahAbdu-Allah Hussein Abdu-Allah The current study was conducted in Al-Hawija district, 60 km west of Kirkuk city, and extended from September 2019 to September 2020, where 104 birds of European bee-eaters (Merops Apiaster) were collected and the results were as follows: two species of lice were diagnosed, namely Columbicola columbae and Hohorstiella lata and one species of tapeworm Rllietina tetragona. The results of the diagnosis of ectoparasites showed that the overall infection rate was 41.34%, and 14.42%for endoparasites. The results showed significant differences in the infection rates according to the different months of the study, as the highest significant infection rates were 28.57% .The results showed that weight group 41-50 gm recorded the highest rates of significant infection, with rates of 48.05 and 15.58% for Ectoparasitic and endoparasitic, respectively. https://tjpsj.org/index.php/tjps/article/view/160Merops apiasterectoparasitesendoparasitesIraq
spellingShingle Abdu Al- Razzaq Ahmad Abdu-Allah
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Investigation of parasitic infection of Merops apiaster Bird
Tikrit Journal of Pure Science
Merops apiaster
ectoparasites
endoparasites
Iraq
title Investigation of parasitic infection of Merops apiaster Bird
title_full Investigation of parasitic infection of Merops apiaster Bird
title_fullStr Investigation of parasitic infection of Merops apiaster Bird
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title_short Investigation of parasitic infection of Merops apiaster Bird
title_sort investigation of parasitic infection of merops apiaster bird
topic Merops apiaster
ectoparasites
endoparasites
Iraq
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