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Investigation of the Accuracy of the Clayton-Lane Faecal Egg Flotation Technique for Estimating the Numbers of Hyostrongylus rubidus (Hassall and Stiles, 1892) Eggs in Pig Faeces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. B. Castelino  and
I. V. Herbert
J. B. Castelino
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Zoology University College of North Wales, Bangor, Great Britain
I. V. Herbert
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Zoology University College of North Wales, Bangor, Great Britain
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We have investigated, the accuracy of a nematode egg flotation technique, using magnesium sulphate and the Clayton-Lane centrifuge system routinely used in diagnostic laboratories, to estimate the numbers of H. rubidus in porcine faeces. Eggs present in 3 g samples taken at random from a night's faecal collection from one pig were shown to be randomly distributed. The technique was not of reproducible accuracy and various sources of error were investigated.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 46 , Issue 4 , December 1972 , pp. 387 - 397
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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