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Helminth parasites of wild cats in north-east Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. D. B. Burt ,
A. W Pike  and
L. K Corbett
M. D. B. Burt
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland and Institute for Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory, Kincardine, Scotland
A. W Pike
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland and Institute for Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory, Kincardine, Scotland
L. K Corbett
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland and Institute for Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory, Kincardine, Scotland
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Abstract

Three cestode species, namely Taenia taeniaeformis Batsch, 1786, Taenia pisiformis (Bloch, 1780) and Mesocestoides litteratus (Batsch, 1786) and one nematode species, Toxocara cati Schrank, 1788, were found in wild cats collected in Grampian region, Scotland. Of the 41 cats examined, 25 were Felis silvestris, 12 were feral Felis catus and four were hybrids of F. silvestris and F. catus.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 303 - 308
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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