A First Report of Infestation by Pseudolynchia canariensis in a Herd of Pigeons in Shahrekord (Southwest of Iran)

• Главные авторы: Khodadad Pirali-Kheirabadi (Автор), Amir Dehghani-Samani (Автор), Nader Ahmadi-Baberi (Автор), Vida Najafzadeh (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Pigeons (Columba livia) have been kept as pet and reared for food in several countries including Iran. Ectoparasites are regarded as the basic causes of retardation in growth, lowered vitality and poor conditions of the birds. Pseudolynchia canariensis a hippoboscidae fly is one of the i...