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The Recovery of Infective Nematode Larvae from Herbage Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M.B. Lancaster
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge

Extract

A rapid technique for the assessment of a larval population on herbage is presented. Factors influencing the reliability of this technique and the problems encountered whilst trying to estimate efficiency of recovery rate are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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