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Trichomonas gallinae: Prevalence and molecular characterization from pigeons in Minoufiya governorate, Egypt.
Experimental parasitology - 1 Nov 2016
El-Khatam Ahmed O, AbouLaila Mahmoud R, Ibrahim Mahmoud, AbdEl-Gaber Mostafa M
Abstract excerpt
Trichomonas gallinae infects the upper digestive tract of pigeons. It is transmitted from mother to young squabs by feeding crop milk. Generally, infection resulted in severe mortalities in young birds. In this study, we examined 3315 pigeons of different ages from the Minoufiya governorate for the clinical infection by T. gallinae. The infection was confirmed in infected birds by microscopical examination of...
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