title: Growth, development, and site location of the trematode Himasthla quissetensis in the chick following cloacal drop infections with cercariae.
abstract: Infections with Himasthla quissentensis were obtained per cloaca in the domestic chick using cercariae. Worms showed a preference for the ileum where they grew and developed to maturity at a rate comparable to those raised in the gull (Stunkard, 1938). Those from the bursa of Fabricius showed relatively little growth and exhibited gonadal atrophy in some instances.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002060:Bursa of Fabricius / Q000469:parasitology; D002432:Cecum / Q000469:parasitology; D002645:Chickens; D002988:Cloaca / Q000469:parasitology; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission