Preliminary investigations on the parasite burden and distribution of endoparasite species of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in West Greenland

Preliminary investigations on the parasite burden and distribution of endoparasite species of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) and caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in West Greenland

In the autumn 1990 5 muskoxen and 5 caribou from Angujaartorpfiup Nunaa, West Greenland, were parasitologically examined. The findings included gastro-intestinal parasites as Eimeria spp., Ostertagia cir-cumcincta, Ostertagia trifurcata, Teladorsagia davtianiy Marshallagia marshalli, Nematodirella l...

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Main Authors: H. Korsholm, C. R. Olesen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1993-12-01
Series:Rangifer
Subjects:
gastro-intestinal parasites
muskoxen
caribou
West Greenland
cross transmission
larval contamination
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1056

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