title: The sensitivity of the Baermann method for the diagnosis of primary Dictyocaulus viviparus infections in calves.
abstract: Data from calves infected experimentally with 20 larvae of Dictyocaulus viviparus demonstrate that the Baermann method, using 30 g of faeces per calf is extremely sensitive for diagnosis of patent infections in young cattle. Between 5 and 7 weeks after primary infection it is sensitive enough to diagnose the presence of one patent female worm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eysker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004021:Dictyocaulus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004022:Dictyocaulus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity