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A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected?

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A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected?

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The family Aviadenoviridae has long been regarded to as an important group of pathogens, acting either as primary etiological agents or as contributing factors in a variety of diseases affecting domestic bird species. Although intensive commercial production systems are well-established for poultry species such as chickens, turkeys, and ducks, pigeon breeding represents a comparatively small and specialised sector encompassing meat production, racing, and ornamental purposes. Consequently, aviadenoviral infections in pigeons remain neglected and insufficiently investigated. Thus, aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of aviadenoviruses in healthy adult ornamental pigeons and to evaluate their potential carrier status. A total of 103 faecal samples were collected from 21 pigeon lofts. Conventional PCR analysis revealed an overall PiAdV-2 positivity of 10.68% (11/103 samples; 95% CI: 5.45–18.31%), whereas pigeon adenovirus 1 (PiAdV-1) and fowl adenoviruses were not detected in any of the examined samples. Furthermore, phylogenetic and computational analyses gave further insights into the hexon gene characteristics of PiAdV-2 and contributed to a broader understanding of aviadenoviral evolution. Overall, the findings suggest that PiAdV-2 alone is insufficient to induce overt disease and that the development of clinical infection is likely multifactorial, involving interactions between host- and agent-related factors.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ornamental pigeons, Pigeon adenovirus 1, Pigeon adenovirus 2, Fowl adenoviruses, hexon, phylogenetic analysis

Destekleyen Kurum

This research received no external funding and was conducted using the available resources of the Veterinary Faculty.

Etik Beyan

The study was conducted following approval from the Sivas Cumhuriyet University Animal Experimentation Local Ethics Committee (Decision No: 65202830-050.04.04-109 Date: 26 December 2025).

Teşekkür

The authors would like to express their sincere appreciation to Erhan and Erol Berberoğlu, dedicated animal enthusiasts and pigeon breeders, for their generous support in sample collection and their valuable assistance in the preliminary stages of this work, which made this study possible.

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Atasoy, M. O., Turan, T., Özbek, R., Rohaim, M. A., & Işıdan, H. (2026). A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected? Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 2026. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1952296
AMA
1.Atasoy MO, Turan T, Özbek R, Rohaim MA, Işıdan H. A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected? Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 2026;(2026). doi:10.35229/jaes.1952296
Chicago
Atasoy, Mustafa Ozan, Turhan Turan, Remziye Özbek, Muhammed A. Rohaim, ve Hakan Işıdan. 2026. “A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected?”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, sy 2026. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1952296.
EndNote
Atasoy MO, Turan T, Özbek R, Rohaim MA, Işıdan H (01 Eylül 2026) A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected? Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences 2026
IEEE
[1]M. O. Atasoy, T. Turan, R. Özbek, M. A. Rohaim, ve H. Işıdan, “A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected?”, Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, sy 2026, Eyl. 2026, doi: 10.35229/jaes.1952296.
ISNAD
Atasoy, Mustafa Ozan - Turan, Turhan - Özbek, Remziye - Rohaim, Muhammed A. - Işıdan, Hakan. “A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected?”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 2026 (01 Eylül 2026). https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1952296.
JAMA
1.Atasoy MO, Turan T, Özbek R, Rohaim MA, Işıdan H. A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected? Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 2026. doi:10.35229/jaes.1952296.
MLA
Atasoy, Mustafa Ozan, vd. “A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected?”. Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, sy 2026, Eylül 2026, doi:10.35229/jaes.1952296.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Ozan Atasoy, Turhan Turan, Remziye Özbek, Muhammed A. Rohaim, Hakan Işıdan. A Retrospective Study of Aviadenoviruses in Ornamental Pigeons from Türkiye: Healthy or Infected? Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences. 01 Eylül 2026;(2026). doi:10.35229/jaes.1952296