The first report of morbidity and mortality in Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, due to a mixed infection of Heterakis gallinarum and H. isolonche in Iran

Authors

ALI HALAJIAN
JOHN MICHAEL KINSELLA
PEJMAN MORTAZAVI
MOHAMMAD ABEDI

DOI

10.3906/vet-1206-31

Abstract

Following deaths in a flock of Golden Pheasants, Chrysolophus pictus, in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, during June 2008, necropsies of dead birds were undertaken and revealed a heavy mixed infection of Heterakis isolonche and H. gallinarum in the caeca, which were heavily swollen with gross nodules on the surface. Infected caeca were studied histopathologically and surviving birds were treated with fenbendazole 2.5% (20 mg/kg), with a second course 3 weeks later. No further mortality was seen in the flock. This is the first documented report of Heterakis isolonche in Iran, and also the first report of a concurrent infection of 2 species of Heterakis in birds in Iran.

Keywords

Heterakis isolonche, Heterakis gallinarum, Iran, pheasant

First Page

611

Last Page

614

Recommended Citation

HALAJIAN, ALI; KINSELLA, JOHN MICHAEL; MORTAZAVI, PEJMAN; and ABEDI, MOHAMMAD (2013) "The first report of morbidity and mortality in Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus, due to a mixed infection of Heterakis gallinarum and H. isolonche in Iran," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 37: No. 5, Article 22. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1206-31
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol37/iss5/22