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Helminths from the Alimentary Canal of Farm Mink in Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

H. S. McTaggart
H. S. McTaggart
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Department of Medicine, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh
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1. The gastro-intestinal tracts of 200 mink from 42 farms were examined for helminth parasites.

2. No parasites were found in the stomach but two species of fish-borne parasite were found in the intestine.

3. Evidence of infestation with the heterophyid trematode Cryptocotyle lingua was found in twelve mink, the largest number of flukes recovered from any one mink being seven.

4. Single immature specimens of the acanthocephalid Corynosonta hadweni were recovered from four mink, but it is considered that these were not instances of true parasitism.

5. It is concluded that helminth parasites do not constitute an important hazard on mink farms in Britain;

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 34 , Issue 3-4 , September 1960 , pp. 247 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1960

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