K. Jasim, M., A. Al-Moussawi, A., K. Mohammad, M. (2002). THE PARASITIC FAUNA OF THE MOORHEN GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CHLOROPUS L. IN THE MIDDLE OF IRAQ. Alustath, 9(4), 41-49.
Mohammad K. Jasim; Azhar A. Al-Moussawi; Mohammad K. Mohammad. "THE PARASITIC FAUNA OF THE MOORHEN GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CHLOROPUS L. IN THE MIDDLE OF IRAQ". Alustath, 9, 4, 2002, 41-49.
K. Jasim, M., A. Al-Moussawi, A., K. Mohammad, M. (2002). 'THE PARASITIC FAUNA OF THE MOORHEN GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CHLOROPUS L. IN THE MIDDLE OF IRAQ', Alustath, 9(4), pp. 41-49.
K. Jasim, M., A. Al-Moussawi, A., K. Mohammad, M. THE PARASITIC FAUNA OF THE MOORHEN GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CHLOROPUS L. IN THE MIDDLE OF IRAQ. Alustath, 2002; 9(4): 41-49.

THE PARASITIC FAUNA OF THE MOORHEN GALLINULA CHLOROPUS CHLOROPUS L. IN THE MIDDLE OF IRAQ

Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
Article 1, Volume 9, Issue 4, December 2002, Pages 41-49
Authors
Mohammad K. Jasim; Azhar A. Al-Moussawi; Mohammad K. Mohammad
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ABSTRACT
Examination of the blood and the alimentary canal of moorhens in two sites around Baghdad area in the middle of Iraq showed that 38% of the examined birds were infected with one or more of the following parasites, Haemoproteus baghdadensis, H. gallinulae (Protozoa), Cyclocoelum mutbile (Trematoda), Diorchis inflata, Ligula intestinalis (Cestoda), Amidostomum fulicae and Porrcaecum sp. (Nematoda) .The stomach analysis revealed that the bird is omnivorous in feeding including wid range of invertebrate animals with some plant origin food items.
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