Table.3.
Seasonal prevalence of external and internal parasites in domestic pigeons.
| External | Parasite | Spring |
Summer |
Autumn |
Winter |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Pseudolynchia canariensis | 57 | 76 | 60 | 80 | 5 | 6.66 | 3 | 4 | |
| Hippobosca equina | 18 | 24 | 48 | 66.6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Columbicola columbae | 8 | 10.66 | 10 | 13.33 | 2 | 2.66 | 1 | 1.33 | |
| Menopon gallinae | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dermanyssus gallinae | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Knemidocoptes spp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
No. = number of positive cases.
%= prevalence (No. of positive birds/ total [75 examined bird in each season]).