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Further evaluation of a perfusion technique for the recovery of Dictyocaulus viviparus from bovine lungs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

S.J. Andrews  and
F.M. James
S.J. Andrews
Affiliation:
Pitman-Moore Ltd, Breakspear Road South, Harefield, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 6LS, England
F.M. James
Affiliation:
Pitman-Moore Ltd, Breakspear Road South, Harefield, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB9 6LS, England
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Abstract

A further modification of a lung perfusion technique was evaluated by examining the recovery rate of 14-day-old Dictyocaulus viviparus worms from the excised lungs of 15 dead bovine calves. Up to 89% of the total number of worms found in 12 l of perfused fluid was recovered in the first 4 l collected. The application of this observation will increase the efficiency of the routine laboratory diagnosis of D. viviparus infection.

Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 81 - 82
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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