Study on The confirmatory diagnosis and therapeutic management of pigeon canker

Abstract

richomonas gallinae is a protozoan parasite that causes the avian trichomoniasis disease known as "canker," which primarily affects the esophagus and upper digestive tract in pigeons. A common case of pigeon cankers was diagnosed in two pigeons 40 days of age who came to S.A. Quaderi Teaching Veterinary Hospital, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU). Clinical history indicated that the birds were taking food and water from the same source, clinical investigations showed greenish diarrhea, postmortem studies revealed hepatomegaly, congested heart, and proventriculus, and found nodules in the crop wall as tentative diagnoses. Tropozoid was identified through microscopic examination by direct wet smear and giemsa staining. The canker was treated orally with metronidazole at a dose of 20 mg/kg body weight, and the farmer was also advised on the hygienic management of his farm. After careful treatment, all the clinically affected pigeons were cured within three days.