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Document Type
Research
Keywords
raptors, parasites, helminths
Abstract
Fecal samples from 34 raptors admitted for rehabilitation were examined for helminth ova. All 34 birds, representing 13 different species, passed helminth ova in their feces. Six different types of helminth ova were identified, including strigeid trematode, cestode, Capillaria, Porrocaecum, Ascaridia and spiurid nematode. From this study, it appears that helminths, particularly tapeworms, are common parasites of raptors.
Publication Date
June 1997
Journal Title
Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
104
Issue
2
First Page
47
Last Page
49
Copyright
© Copyright 1997 by the Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hawks, Shawn and Klann, Rick
(1997)
"Helminth Ova Recovered From Raptors Admitted For Rehabilitation,"
Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS, 104(2), 47-49.
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https://scholarworks.uni.edu/jias/vol104/iss2/7
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