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Attempts to Transfer Elaphostrongylus alces from Moose (Alces alces) to Sheep and Goats

Forsøk på å overføre Elaphostrongylus alces fra elg (Alces alces) til sau og geit

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 31, pages 409–412 (1990)Cite this article

Abstract

Six 1 year old female and 6 four months old male goats were inoculated different numbers of E. alces third-stage larvae. Protostrongylid larvae were not detected in the faeces of these animals during the experiment. At the end of the experimental period the animals were euthanized and autopsied. Neither parasites nor pathological lesions related to larval or adult stages of E. alces could be demonstrated.

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Seks årsgamle søyer og 6 fire måneder gamle geitebukker ble forsøkt infisert med ulike doser av tredjestadiums Elaphostrongylus alces larver. Protostrongylid-larver ble ikke påvist i avføringen hos forsøksdyrene på noe tidspunkt i forsøket. Forsøksdyrene ble avlivet og obdusert henholdsvis 18 og 23 uker etter inokuleringen. Hverken parasitter eller patologiske forandringer relatert til E. alces ble påvist hos forsøksdyrene.

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  1. National Veterinary Institute, Dep., Oslo 1, N-0033, P. O. Box 8156, Oslo, Norway

    Gudbrand Stuve & Arne Skorping

  2. Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Parasitology Section, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo and Institute of Biology and Geology, University of Tromsø, Norway

    Gudbrand Stuve & Arne Skorping

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Stuve, G., Skorping, A. Attempts to Transfer Elaphostrongylus alces from Moose (Alces alces) to Sheep and Goats. Acta Vet Scand 31, 409–412 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547522

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