Cestodes of reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Vrolik) on the Arctic islands of Svalbard

Moniezia benedini and cysticerci of Taenia ovis krabbei were found during examination of 108 reindeer on Svalbard. Moniezia benedini occurred in calves and only in October. Cysticerci of Taenia ovis krabbei were found only in adult animals (>1 year). In females, the prevalence of T. o. krabbe...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Author: Bye, Karstein
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1985
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Arctic
Svalbard
Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z85-431
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z85-431
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Summary:Moniezia benedini and cysticerci of Taenia ovis krabbei were found during examination of 108 reindeer on Svalbard. Moniezia benedini occurred in calves and only in October. Cysticerci of Taenia ovis krabbei were found only in adult animals (>1 year). In females, the prevalence of T. o. krabbei was highest during summer (100% in August 1981). The overall prevalence in females differed significantly between 1981 and 1982 with mean values of 61% and 29%, respectively.

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