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On Ceylonocotyle scoliocoelium (Fischoeder, 1904) and its Intermediate Host in Kenya, East Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

J. A. Dinnik
Affiliation:
East African Veterinary Research Organization, Muguga, Kikuyu, Kenya

Extract

Amongst thousands of specimens of Paramphistomum microbothrium Fischoeder, Cotylophoron cotylophorum (Fischoeder), Carmyerius exoporus Maplestone, and Carmyerius mancupatus (Fischoeder) 645 specimens of Ceylonocotyle scoliocoelium (Fisqhoeder) were found in the rumen of one Zebu steer and in lesser numbers in the rumens of two other Zebu cattle slaughtered at the abattoir at Nakuru, Kenya.

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Research Papers
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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