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Myxomatosis: breeding large numbers of rabbit fleas (Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

W. R. Sobey ,
Dorothy Conolly  and
W. Menzies
W. R. Sobey
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O. Division of Wildlife Research, P.O. Box 84, Lyneham A.C.T. 2602, Australia.
Dorothy Conolly
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O. Division of Wildlife Research, P.O. Box 84, Lyneham A.C.T. 2602, Australia.
W. Menzies
Affiliation:
C.S.I.R.O. Division of Wildlife Research, P.O. Box 84, Lyneham A.C.T. 2602, Australia.
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A simple method of breeding large numbers of rabbit fleas in a rabbit house with minimal disruption to the general routine is described.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 78 , Issue 3 , June 1977 , pp. 349 - 353
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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