background: leucocytozoonosis is a disease of birds caused by obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus leucocytozoon. we determined the prevalence of leucocytozoon spp. using light and transmis-sion electron microscopy in domestic birds in southwest of iran. methods: a total of 825 blood smears from 275 birds were examined for presence of infection. the structure morphology of leucocytozoon...

aegyptianellosis is a disease caused by small intraerythrocytic inclusions which is restricted to the areaof africa, asia and extreme southern europe. in this study the prevalence of aegyptianella spp. wasevaluated in four genera of domestic poultry in the northern, southern and central regions of lorestanprovince from april to september 2008. a total of 275 native adult birds including chicken...

Since 2003, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) due to H5N1 virus has been reported from both domestic poultry and wild birds in 60 countries resulting in the direct death or slaughter of over 250,000,000 birds. The potential exists for HPAI to spread to Australia via migratory shorebirds returning from Asia with the most likely pathway of introduction into commercial poultry flocks involv...

Buffalo Development Project, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh This study attempts to estimate the income from native poultry production and analyze the efficiency of resources used covering three coastal districts of Bangladesh namely Noakhali, Patuakhali and Satkhira. A total of 180 poultry rearers were selected from different villages of the districts using pu...

A study has been directed towards a better understanding how the Aseel, Kadaknath and White Leghorn immune system responds to multi-determinant antigen, sheep red blood cells. In contemporary commercial poultry production myriad of Viral and bacterial diseases being lingering menace to poultry industry and retort to prevent and control them are needed due to enormous production losses. Our rese...

background and objectives: poultry are more susceptible to receiving and spreading of fungal infections in exact condi- tions. the goal of this study was to identify the normal fungal flora and dermatophytes agent of the combs and wattles of adult native chickens in tehran, iran. materials and methods: a total of 150 combs and wattles samples were collected by skin scraping or brushing of the m...

The Effect of Lactobacillus Reuteri Isolated from Gastrointestinal Tract Iranian Native Poultry on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Blood Parameters and Immune Response Broiler Chickens

background : ascaridia galli , the largest nematode of small intestine of birds, especially the native poultry, may give rise to serious illness, pathological defects and economical losses even in modern poultry production systems. although various measures have been undertaken to vaccinate poultry against a.galli , no satisfactory results were obtained so far. however, there is no report on th...