Epidemiology of the caecal threadworm Trichostrongylus tenuis in red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus Lath.)

The prevalence of Trichostrongylus tenuis in red grouse was high and the distribution of parasites in their hosts highly aggregated. The prevalence and intensity of threadworms were greater in old birds than in young ones. There was no relationship between the body condition of individual grouse and...

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Main Author: Shaw, Jennifer Lyn
Published: University of Aberdeen 1988
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.235352