Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Survey of coccidial oocysts and parasite eggs in feces of free-ranging Grus japonensis.
- Journal:
- The Journal of veterinary medical science
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Sarashina, Takao et al.
- Affiliation:
- School of Veterinary Medicine · Japan
Abstract
Fecal survey of Eimeria oocysts and parasite eggs was conducted for 219 fecal samples of free-ranging Grus japonensis in Kushiro district in Hokkaido in April 2003. Positive rate and mean oocysts (or eggs) per gram in positive samples were 26% (57/219) and 8.8 (0.2-136) in oocysts of Eimeria reichenowi, 18.3% (40/219) and 320 (100-1,000) in trematode eggs, 0.1% (2/219) and 0.2 (0.2-0.3) in eggs of Nematoda A, and 4.1% (9/219) and 0.8 (0.2-3.6) in eggs of Nematoda B, respectively.
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