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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
To evaluate the accuracy of quantitative techniques for the enumeration of Dicrocoelium dendriticum eggs in faeces, eggs were added to fluke free sheep faeces to achieve densities of 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 or 800 eggs per gram (epg) (5 replicates per density). The faecal egg counts were determined by a modified McMaster method (WETZEL, 1951) utilizing solutions of ZnSO4 (sp. g. 1.3 and 1.45), K2CO3 (sp. g. 1.45) and HgI2/KI (sp. g. 1.44) for flotation or by a sedimentation technique (4 sedimentation processes of 45 min each). The influence of flotation time on egg counts was assessed by counting the eggs 3-5, 15-20, 30-35, 45-50 and 60-65 min after loading the McMaster chamber. The results were expressed as percentage rate of recovery. Significant best rate of recovery, 91.2 +/- 9.4%, was achieved using HgI2/KI solution for flotation and there was no significant influence of flotation time on the egg count. Utilizing ZnSO4 solutions and K2CO3 solution for flotation the rates of recovery for Dicrocoelium eggs were 9.0 +/- 7.1%, 26.7 +/- 24.9% and 13.0 +/- 11.6%, respectively, and a flotation time of more than 3-5 min did significantly increase the number of floated eggs. The rate of recovery for Dicrocoelium eggs using the sedimentation technique was 41.2 +/- 1.5%.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0514-7158
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
133-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of techniques for the enumeration of Dicrocoelium eggs in sheep faeces.
pubmed:affiliation
Merial GmbH, Kathrinenhof Research Center, Rohrdorf, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article