Abstract

Prevalence and Chemotherapeutical Investigation of Gastro-Intestinal Nematodes Infestation in Columba livia in Faisalabad City

Authors: Sana Ayesha, Hira Akbar, Sadia Shahid and Sajid Hussain

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.71081/cvj/2025.037

Abstract
A total of 120 domestic pigeon samples of different ages, both male and female were collected from an urban area. Both dead and alive larvae and eggs (hatched and unhatched) were observed using direct microscopy. Out of 120 samples, 73 samples were infested, 20 samples were infested with Capillaria longicollis, 13 samples with Ascaridia galli, 17 samples with A. columbae, 11 samples with Capillaria obsignata, 5 samples with C. columbae, and 7 samples with C. caudinflata in C. livia domestica. Anthelmintic drugs were tested at different concentrations, but the maximum lethal concentration (LC50) effects were showed on 20mg/mL dose. The determined LC50 values were 4.966mg/mL for oxfendazole, 4.789mg/mL for fenbendazole and 5.102mg/mL for levamisole. The EPG level was higher on day 7 of oxfendazole and fenbendazole treatment in C. livia domestica. However, in response to Levamisole on days 7 and 14, EPG was lower showing the lethal effects against the gastrointestinal parasites. The results indicated that oxfendazole and fenbendazole had minimal effects on gastrointestinal nematodes, whereas levamisole exhibited significant efficacy against gastrointestinal nematodes.

Keywords: Anthelmintic drugs, Efficacy, Infestation, Nematodes, Pigeon