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Effects of variations in temperature on infective larvae and their relationship to inhibited development of Obeliscoides cuniculi in rabbit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. W. Hutchinson ,
E. H. Lee  and
M. A. Fernando
G. W. Hutchinson
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
E. H. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
M. A. Fernando
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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The relationship between changes in the temperature of storage of infective O. cuniculi larvae and the proportion that become inhibited in a subsequentinfection was studied. Prolonged storage at 5°C resulted in an initial inhibitionfollowed by acclimation to this temperature and subsequent normal developmentin the host. After acclimation to low temperature raising the temperature ofstorage produced no appreciable increase in the proportion of worms inhibited atthe early 4th stage. Maintenance of infective larvae at 15°C followed by a suddendecrease in storage temperature to 5°C resulted in rapid onset of inhibition. This inhibition was not reversed even after 25 days at the lower temperature. These temperature variations and the consequent pattern of arrested development werecompared to seasonal changes of spring and autumn occurring to nematode larvaeon pasture. An increase in the number of larvae given from 5000 to 15000 perrabbit had a slightly significant effect upon the proportion that remained inhibited. The need for careful assessment of the methods used for determining the extentof such inhibition is discussed.

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Parasitology , Volume 65 , Issue 2 , October 1972 , pp. 333 - 342
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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