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A Technique for the Recovery of Strongyle Larvae from Masticated Herbage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

D. D. Heath  and
G. W. Major
D. D. Heath
Affiliation:
Now: Department of Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T.
G. W. Major
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O., Division of Animal Physiology, Pastoral Research Laboratory, Armidale, New South Wales.
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Extract

A technique for the recovery and counting of infective strongyle larvae from macerated herbage obtained through oesophageal fistulae is described. The method is also useful for examining samples of herbage gathered by hand.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 42 , Issue 3-4 , September 1968 , pp. 299 - 304
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1968

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