Experimental bovine infection with Taenia saginata eggs: recovery rates and cysticerci location

Studies were carried out on the recovery rate and cysticerci location in bovines experimentally infected with Taenia saginata eggs. Three calves of 6.5 months and one with 19 months of age were infected orally with 2 x 10(4) eggs of Taenia saginata. A fifth calf served as control. After 90 days of i...

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Main Authors: João Carlos Minozzo, Rubens L. Ferreira Gusso, Edilene A. de Castro, Oscar Lago, Vanete Thomaz Soccol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2002-12-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132002000600008