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Document Type
Research
Abstract
Sarcocystis leporum was found in 42 of 173 (24.3 %) cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsi) examined. Infections were not observed in cottontails less than 6 months old. Incidence rose from zero at age 5 months to 67% at age 12 months. Ninety per cent of cottontails 25-48 months old were infected. The age of individual cottontails was estimated from the eye lens weight.
Publication Date
1965
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
72
Issue
1
First Page
524
Last Page
528
Copyright
©1965 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Vande Vusse, Frederick J.
(1965)
"Sarcocystis Infections in Relation to Age of Iowa Cottontails (Protozoa: Sarcocystidae),"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 72(1), 524-528.
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https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol72/iss1/74