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Studies on parasitic worms of sheep in Scotland

I. Embryonic and larval development of Haemonchus contortus at constant conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Paul H. Silverman  and
J. Allan Campbell
Paul H. Silverman
Affiliation:
Parasitology Department, Moredun Institute, Edinburgh
J. Allan Campbell
Affiliation:
Parasitology Department, Moredun Institute, Edinburgh
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Laboratory studies on the embryonic and larval development of Haemonchus contortus under constant temperatures of 0·0°, 7·2°, 11°, 14·4°, 21·7° and 37° C., and varying moisture conditions were carried out. Reports of preliminary studies on Ostertagia spp., Trichostrongylus spp. and Oesophagostomum venulosum are included.

Observations showed that eggs in the same culture may behave in several ways: (1) eggs may develop at different rates; (2) eggs may exhibit intermittent stages of active and inhibited development; and (3) eggs may fail to develop and die at any stage from unknown causes.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 49 , Issue 1-2 , May 1959 , pp. 23 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1959

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