Diagnosis of Stilesia hepatica infection in sheep
Abstract
A technique for examining faecal samples for Stilesia hepatica proglottids was assessed for diagnosis of this infection in live sheep. It detected infection in 67% of all the sheep that were confirmed infected by examining the livers during meat inspection and in 63% of sheep from a farm with a history of up to 100% infection rate at slaughter. It is 100% specific since it relied on the morphological identification of S. hepatica proglottids, which are characteristic. In addition it detected Avitellina centripunctata proglottids.
Citation
Nginyi, J.M.; Onyango-Abuje, J.A.; Harrison, L.J.S. Diagnosis of Stilesia hepatica infection in sheep. Tropical Animal Health and Production (1993) 25 (4) 225-228. [DOI: 10.1007/BF02250874]
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Published 1 January 1993