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A Report on Mites Infesting the Muskrat (Ondatra zibethica osoyoosensis) in British Columbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Extract

During the course of a survey on the diseases and internal parasites of muskrats in British Columbia (1951), twelve muskrats trapped by the author were also examined for the presence of external parasites.

All of these animals were considered in a healthy condition. There was no apparent inflammation of the eyes, ears or nostrils. The fur was not yet in prime condition but it was sleek, with no evidence of skin disease.

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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1951

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