Periparturient increase in faecal egg counts in a captive population of mohor gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr )

Autor: Juana Ortiz, M. Goyena, M. M. Garijo, M. R. Ruiz de Ybáñez, G. Espeso, M. Cano, Carlos Martínez-Carrasco, Teresa Abáigar
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: ResearcherID
ISSN: 0042-4900
DOI: 10.1136/vr.154.2.49
Popis: The objective of this study was to assess whether there was a periparturient rise in the faecal egg output of a population of North African gazelles ( Gazeia dama mhorr ) kept in captivity in Almeria, southern Spain. In one experiment faeces were collected from 47 female gazelles on three days in winter, in November and December 1995 and January 1996; in a second experiment faecal samples were collected from nine pregnant gazelles at weekly intervals from July 1996 to June 1997. The mean trichostrongylid faecal egg counts were significantly higher (P
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