| Reportno. |
AHRI report No.25
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| Topic |
The Epidemiology Study of Setaria Digitada on Cows and Deers in Taiwan.
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| Department |
(1)Taiwan Provincial Research Institute for Animal Health.
(2)Livestock Disease Control Center of Taitung Prefecture.
(3)Taipei Mi.mcipal Institute for Animal Health
(4)Livestock Disease Control Center of Sinchu Prefecture.
(5)Livestock Disease Control Center of Pintung Prefecture.
(6)National Taipei Nursing College.
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| Author |
Andrew C.Y. Fei (1), S.H. Lee en, F.J. Lin(2), S.C. Chiang(3), T.H. Yang(4), M.T. Tsai(5), and Gloria P.H. Mar(6) |
| Summary |
This report is to investigate the distribution and occurrance of Setaria. digitada in Holstein cows and spotted deers. Parasites were collected and identified from necropsied animals of various ages during 1987-1988 in Taiwan. Fourty-four in 518 necropsied cows from 13 prefectures had adult worms in the peritoneal cavity. One in the 44 cows harbored juvanile worms in brain cavity. Additionally. Six in 39 necr-opied deers from 3 prefectures and Taipei city had adult worms in the peritoneal cavity. Five in the 6's had juvanile worms in brain cavity and 1 in the 5's also harbored juvaniJe worms in lumbar area. AU the juvanile worms found in this research had clear characteristics of sex and species in morphology. The epidemiol-ogystatus in Taiwan is discussed according to this assay and the distribution of intermediate host.
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| Keyword |
Setaria digitada necropsied deers;juvanile worms
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