The Confirmatory Diagnosis and Therapeutic Management of Canker in Pigeons

Abstract

T he poultry sector is the most efficient and cost-effective way to obtain animal protein in the shortest period, but due to rising future demand, it is still unable to meet the animal protein supply and demand gap. Although commercial broiler and layer farms meet the current demand for protein, consumers consider chicken meat to be repetitive and desire alternative safe meats. So many people start pigeon farming to meet consumer demand and develop economically (Paul et al., 2015). About 10.8 million pigeons resided in Bangladesh, and 11% of them were reared on commercial farms. (According to Agricultural Sample Survey 2013). However, these farms went unidentified. Domestic pigeons have traditionally been reared in Bangladesh for their meat. However, this pigeon has viral (25.5%), bacterial (29.28%), parasitic (31.67%), and fungal (5.18%) diseases (Paul et al., 2015). In parasitic disease, Ecto-parasitic (67%) and endo-parasitic (72%) infections are prevalent in the Chittagong district of Bangladesh (Ghosh et al., 2014). Pigeons are susceptible to a variety of health problems, with ecto and endo-parasites with a significant role (Tietz et al., 2007). The endo-parasitic diseases are caused by cestode, nematode, trematode,