Comparative Evaluation of Direct Smear and Culture Methods for Detection of Trichomonas gallinae Infection in Pigeon and Chicken of Assam

A study was carried out in order to compare the detection of Trichomonas gallinae by examination smears throat swab and culture protozoa collected from both pigeon chicken. In present study, five media viz. Modified Diamond’s Media, Nutrient broth, Medium 199, Minimum Essential (MEM) Roswell Park Memorial Institute-1640 (RPMI-1640) were used for T. gallinae. Microscopic wet mount/ Giemsa stained smear revealed latter method be superior mount preparation or staining methods.