Clinical and serological tests for arboviruses in free-living domestic pigeons (Columba livia)

The present study reports the isolation of Salmonellaenterica in organs of free-living domestic pigeons. In the clinic examination, the presence of feces in the peri-cloacal and abdominal regions were observed, as well as symptoms such as cachexy, incoordination and opisthotonos. Before any therapeutic protocol was applied the bird died and a necropsy was then performed for the removal of spleen, liver, kidney and intestine for bacteriological examination and antibiotic sensitivity test. Salmonella enterica subsp.enterica (O:4,5:i-) and Salmonellaenterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium were isolated from the liver and intestine and the sensitivity test demonstrated that these strains are sensitive to several antibiotics.

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Chlamydia spp. in free-living domestic pigeons

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v10i9.17747 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. e1710917747

Author(s):

Kelly Cristiny Gomes da Paixão Albuquerque ◽

Bruna Alves Ramos ◽

Andrea Viana Cruz ◽

Sandro Patroca da Silva ◽

Livia Medeiros Neves Casseb ◽

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Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Animal Health ◽

Clinical Signs ◽

Columba Livia ◽

Chlamydia Psittaci ◽

Free Living ◽

Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽

Stool Samples ◽

Post Mortem Findings ◽

Domestic Pigeons

Free-living Columbidae are considered the second largest reservoir of Chlamydia psittaci, transmitting the agent to humans and other animals. The present study aimed to identify the presence of Chlamydia spp. in samples of lung and stool collected from free-living domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) captured at the Mangal das Garças Naturalistic Park in Belém, Pará, Brazil, using semi-nested polymerase chain reaction, and also correlate the clinical and post-mortem findings of animals positive for Chlamydia spp. Among the 45 animals analyzed, 10 (22.2%) were positive for Chlamydia spp.; the positive findings originated from 5 (50%) lung samples and 5 (50%) stool samples, with no overlap between animals and samples. None of the animals evaluated in this study showed clinical signs of chlamydiosis; rather, these were only found during necropsy of positive animals, mainly through pulmonary, hepatic, splenic, and intestinal changes. These findings demonstrate that free-living pigeons can be reservoirs of Chlamydia spp. and transmit the agent silently to humans and animals, which is concerning for public and animal health, since these birds are easily found in urban areas cohabitating with humans, other species of birds, and other animals.

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MICROSCOPIC AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS OF Ascaridia spp. IN DOMESTIC PIGEONS(Columba livia domestica) IN BAGHDAD CITY,IRAQ

IRAQI JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ◽

10.36103/ijas.v51i4.1101 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 51 (4) ◽

pp. 1220-1225

Author(s):

Faraj & Al- Amery

Keyword(s):

Molecular Diagnosis ◽

Columba Livia ◽

Ascaridia Galli ◽

Molecular Assay ◽

Infection Rates ◽

Conventional Pcr ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Pcr Products ◽

Males And Females ◽

Domestic Pigeons

Ascaridiosis is a very important parasitic disease of birds, it is caused by Ascaridia. This study was conducted to identify the Ascaridia species by microscopic and molecular assay in Baghdad city. One hundred and sixty fecal samples were collected from domestic pigeons during the period from 1/1/ 2019 to 31/3/ 2019. Results showed that the rate of infection for Ascaridia spp. 15.62% by microscopic examination. Significant difference was observed in infection rates between males and females pigeons. Fifty samples randomly selected and subjected to molecular diagnosis of Ascaridia spp.. Molecular examination results, the total infection rate showed 16%(8/50). The eight positive PCR products were sequenced and deposited in Gene bank data base, phylogenic analysis demonstrated that 4 sequences belongs to Ascaridia galli ( MK918635.1, MK918636.1, MK918847.1, MK919081.1), while 2 (MK919199.1, MK919200.1) belong to Ascaridia nymphii and 2 (MK919207.1, MK919264.1) belong to Ascaridia numidae. It is the first study in Iraq to diagnosis of Ascaridia nymphii and Ascaridia numidae in domesticed pigeons by using conventional PCR.

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Impact of Subclinical Haemoproteus columbae Infection on Farmed Domestic Pigeons from Central Java (Yogyakarta), Indonesia, with Special Reference to Changes in the Hemogram

Pathogens ◽

10.3390/pathogens10040440 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 440

Author(s):

Imron Rosyadi ◽

Siti Isrina Oktavia Salasia ◽

Bayanzul Argamjav ◽

Hiroshi Sato

Keyword(s):

Chronic Phase ◽

Hypochromic Anemia ◽

Hemoglobin Concentration ◽

Columba Livia ◽

Nucleotide Sequencing ◽

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin ◽

Haemoproteus Columbae ◽

Central Java ◽

Mitochondrial Cytochrome B ◽

Domestic Pigeons

Pigeon haemoproteosis caused by Haemoproteus columbae (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) is globally prevalent in rock doves (Columba livia), although little is known regarding this disease in pigeons and doves in Indonesia. Blood samples of 35 farmed domestic pigeons (C. livia f. domestica) from four localities in Yogyakarta Special Region, Central Java, Indonesia, were collected from March to June, 2016, subjected to a hemogram, and analyzed for the presence of hemoprotozoan infections. Microscopic examination of blood smears revealed a prevalence of 62.5–100% of H. columbae at the four localities (n = 8–10 for each locality), and geometric means of 3.0–5.6% of erythrocytes were parasitized by young and mature gametocytes, suggesting that all infected pigeons were in the chronic phase of infection with repeated recurrences and/or reinfections. Nucleotide sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cytb) for haemosporidian species demonstrated the distribution of four major cytb lineages of H. columbae (mainly HAECOL1, accompanied by COLIV03, COQUI05, and CXNEA02 according to the MalAvi database). Hemogram analysis, involving the estimation of packed cell volume, erythrocyte counts, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and plasma protein and fibrinogen levels of 20 parasitized pigeons and five non-infected pigeons demonstrated significant macrocytic hypochromic anemia with hypoproteinemia and hyperfibrinogenemia in the infected pigeons. This study shows the profound impact of long-lasting subclinical pigeon haemoproteosis caused by H. columbae on the health of farmed domestic pigeons.

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Association of ADSL gene polymorphisms with meat quality and carcass traits in domestic pigeons (Columba livia)

British Poultry Science ◽

10.1080/00071668.2018.1493188 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 59 (5) ◽

pp. 604-607 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

H. G. Mao ◽

H. Y. Cao ◽

H. H. Liu ◽

X. Y. Dong ◽

N. Y. Xu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Meat Quality ◽

Gene Polymorphisms ◽

Carcass Traits ◽

Columba Livia ◽

Domestic Pigeons

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Quantitative renal scintigraphy in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) exposed to toxic doses of gentamicin

American Journal of Veterinary Research ◽

10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.453 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 64 (4) ◽

pp. 453-462 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Kemba L. Marshall ◽

Linden E. Craig ◽

Michael P. Jones ◽

Gregory B. Daniel

Keyword(s):

Columba Livia ◽

Renal Scintigraphy ◽

Domestic Pigeons

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Evaluation of a fracture pain model in domestic pigeons (Columba livia)

American Journal of Veterinary Research ◽

10.2460/ajvr.73.3.353 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 73 (3) ◽

pp. 353-360 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Marion Desmarchelier ◽

Eric Troncy ◽

Guy Beauchamp ◽

Joanne R. Paul-Murphy ◽

Guy Fitzgerald ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Columba Livia ◽

Pain Model ◽

Domestic Pigeons

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Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. isolated from domestic pigeons Columba livia var. domestica in 2007-2017 in Poland

Medycyna Weterynaryjna ◽

10.21521/mw.6280 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 75 (05) ◽

pp. 6280-2019

Author(s):

ALEKSANDRA LEDWOŃ ◽

MAGDALENA RZEWUSKA ◽

MICHAŁ CZOPOWICZ ◽

MAGDALENA KIZERWETTER-ŚWIDA ◽

DOROTA CHROBAK-CHMIEL ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Susceptibility ◽

Columba Livia ◽

Diffusion Method ◽

Carrier Status ◽

Salmonella Spp ◽

Internal Organs ◽

Selective Media ◽

Bacterial Diseases ◽

Domestic Pigeons

Salmonellosis is one of the most important bacterial diseases in pigeons. The disease occurs in birds of different ages, and long-term Salmonella spp. carrier status is a major problem. The study included 499 samples from live pigeons and internal organs from 265 necropsied birds. The samples were cultured on a standard and selective media. Their antimicrobial susceptibility was carried out by the Kirby-Bauer diffusion method. Thirty one Salmonella spp. isolates were cultured. Most isolates were obtained from the internal organs of dead or euthanised pigeons, and only single isolates were obtained from droppings and cloacal swabs. A total of 4% of the samples tested were positive. The greatest percentage of isolates was susceptible to enrofloxacin (96.3%) and florfenicol (95.7%). Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim combination was effective against 73.9% of the isolates. Despite the fact of increasing antibiotic resistance of the investigated bacteria, it is comforting that enrofloxacin remains highly effective despite its widespread use in birds.

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transatlantic Movement of Domestic PIGEONS Columba livia domestica

Oecologia Australis ◽

10.4257/oeco.2020.2404.03 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (04) ◽

pp. 781-790

Author(s):

Gabriel Silva Santos ◽

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Maurício Brandão Vecchi ◽

Maria Alice Santos Alves

Keyword(s):

Scientific Literature ◽

Columba Livia ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Flight Performance ◽

Intermediate Hosts ◽

Southwest Atlantic ◽

Domestic Pigeon ◽

Scientific Databases ◽

Eastern Brazil ◽

Domestic Pigeons

Historically, Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica Gmelin,1789) (Columbiformes, Columbidae) breeders use the species to promotes race competitions which over the time could select traits to increase the flight performance and spatial orientation capabilities. Although the species has remarkable navigational abilities, it is possible that these birds sometimes become disoriented pushing the individuals to fly off-course and over distances larger than usual. Here we report a Domestic Pigeon ringed in the Canary Islands (Spain) observed in the Abrolhos Archipelago, eastern Brazil, and compiled similar events (N = 5) in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean coast. Our results indicate that these events are largely unnoticed in the scientific literature as most of them were found in non-scientific newspaper and academic conferences, thus, untraceable from scientific databases as Scopus and Google Scholar. As domestic pigeons are possible intermediate hosts of diseases, we encourage the creation of a systematized database of this kind of movements of these birds, including the profile of these vagrants and the circumstances in which these events occur, which can be a basis to be used for scientists and decision makers.

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