©1994-2018. All Rights
Reserved. Online Journal of Veterinary Research. You may
not store these pages in any form except for your own personal use. All other
usage or distribution is illegal under international copyright treaties. Permission to use any of these pages in any other way besides the
before mentioned must be gained in writing from the publisher. This
article is exclusively copyrighted in its entirety to OJVR publications. This
article may be copied once but may not be, reproduced or re-transmitted without
the express permission of the editors.
OJVRTM
Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 10 (2):130-133, 2006. Redacted
2018.
A Coprological
Survey of Parasite Eggs in Western Grey Kangaroos
(Macropus fuliginosus) in
Western Australia
Stern A.
The Atlantic
Veterinary College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3, Canada
ABSTRACT
Stern A., Coprological Survey of Parasite Eggs in Western Grey
Kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus)
in Western Australia, Onl J Vet Res., 10 (2) 130-133,
2006. Seventeen
fecal and blood samples were collected from wild Western Grey Kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus)
at two sites in Western Australia. The samples were examined for parasite
eggs, larvae, cysts, and oocysts; all samples taken were positive for endoparasites. In this study there were
no identifiable cestode or trematode eggs
identified. One kangaroo had microfilaria identified within its blood.
The purpose of this study is to serve as a reference to monitor the health
status and improve the management of wild Western Grey Kangaroos through
parasite screening.
Keywords:
Western Grey Kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus, Endoparasite, Breinlia microfilaria, Globocephaloides
BACK TO MAIN
PAGE
FULL-TEXT(SUBSCRIPTION OR PURCHASE TITLE $25USD)