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

• 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

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.