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Development of the parasitic stages of Nematodirus battus in the laboratory rabbit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. J. Gallie
G. J. Gallie
Affiliation:
Parasitology Department, Moredun Research Institute, Gilmerton, Edinburgh 9
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Twelve rabbits were dosed with infective larvae of a sheep parasite Nematodirus battus and killed in a serial manner over a period of 32 days. The percentage of worms which became established was 10–36% over the first 24 days after infection. The minimum period of development of the parasitic stages was similar to that in sheep, although adult worms recovered from rabbits were on average smaller than worms normally found in sheep. The course of migration followed by the parasitic larvae was the same as in sheep. The distribution of fourth-stage larvae and fifth-stage worms along the small intestine was that of a normal frequency distribution. N. battus was still infective for lambs and rabbits after one passage through the rabbit.

I would like to express my appreciation for the advice and encouragement given in the course of this work by Mr M. G. Christie.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , April 1972 , pp. 293 - 304
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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