Haemoproteus columbae in domestic pigeons in Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana

Mushi, E.Z.; Binta, M.G.; Chabo, R.G.; Mathaio, M.; Ndebele, R.T.

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dc.contributor.author	Mushi, E.Z.
dc.contributor.author	Binta, M.G.
dc.contributor.author	Chabo, R.G.
dc.contributor.author	Mathaio, M.
dc.contributor.author	Ndebele, R.T.
dc.contributor.editor	Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-01T11:49:42Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-01T11:49:42Z
dc.date.created	2012
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	Mature and immature stages of Haemoproteus columbae gametocytes, an avian haemosporidian protozoan parasite were found in 75% of blood smears prepared from 30 healthy domestic pigeons in Sebele location, Gaborone, Botswana. Parenteral administration of an immuno-suppressive dose of dexamethasone, lowered the level of parasitaemia, the packed cell volume and the heterophil:lymphocyte ratio in the test pigeons. However, both the dexamethasone-treated and the control pigeons remained clinically normal.	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2012	en
dc.identifier.citation	Mushi, EZ, Binta, MG, Chabo, RG, Mathaio, M & Ndebele, RT 1999, 'Haemoproteus columbae in domestic pigeons in Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana’. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 29-32.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19931
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Published by the Agricultural Research Council, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute	en
dc.rights	© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	Botswana	en
dc.subject	Dexamethasone	en
dc.subject	Haemoproteus columbae	en
dc.subject	Pigeons	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Pigeons -- Diseases	en
dc.title	Haemoproteus columbae in domestic pigeons in Sebele, Gaborone, Botswana	en
dc.type	Article	en