Isolation and Diagnosis of Some Intestinal Helminthes from the Migratory Starling to Kirkuk Governorate

Shajaan Ridha  Hasan

doi:10.17605/cajmns.v6i3.2808

Shajaan Ridha Hasan Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/cajmns.v6i3.2808

Keywords: Sturnus Vulgaris, Acanthocephalan Spp, Passerilepis Crenata, Kirkuk

Abstract

In this study, 60 common starlings caught in Kirkuk Governorate were collected and cut up between December 2023 and March 2024. Their intestines were looked at to see if they had intestinal worms. The results showed that birds had two kinds of intestinal worms: Acanthocephalan Spp. 12 (20%) and Passerilepis crenata 5 (8.33%). We meticulously illustrated the morphological features of the recovered helminths using a microscope and identified them with the aid of reference books.

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