The survival in sheep and infectivity to dogs of Taenia hydatigena and T. ovis in sheep.
Lambs were reared from birth to 3 months of age on pasture contaminated with the eggs of either Taenia hydatigena or Taenia ovis. They were necropsied at 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. Almost all larvae that were viable at 3 months continued to survive throughout the experiment. Larvae of T. hydatigena were infective to dogs at 3 months, whereas those of T. ovis required more than 3 months to reach the infective stage.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D007814:Larva / Q000502:physiology; D012756:Sheep / Q000469:parasitology; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D013621:Taenia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors