title: Rumen ciliates of Ezo deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) with the morphological comparison with those of cattle.
abstract: The composition of rumen ciliate protozoa was surveyed in 13 Ezo deer, Cervus nippon yesoensis, inhabiting Hokkaido, Japan. As a result, two species of the genus Entodinium, E. simplex and E. dubardi, were detected. Each Ezo deer had only a single species of protozoa, E. simplex or E. dubardi. Since E. simplex in Ezo deer had a wide variation in body size and shape, its measurements were compared with those of E. simplex, E. nanellum and E. exiguum obtained from Holstein-Friesian cattle feeding in the same area. The ciliate density ranged widely from 3.1 to 5882.4 x 10(3) with an average of 567.4 x 10(3) per 1 ml of rumen fluid.
authors: Veterinary Clinic Center, Kagoshima, Japan.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ito
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Imai
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ogimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D016798:Ciliophora / Q000166:cytology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D012417:Rumen / Q000469:parasitology*