Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
1973
Thesis Director
Richard D. Andrews
Abstract
Forty-four white-tailed deer shot by hunters in November and December, 1971, in Carroll and Jo Daviess counties in northwestern Illinois were necropsied for gastro-intestinal and abdominal helminths. Five species of gastro-intestinal nematodes were found: Gongylonema pulchrum, Ostertagia odocoilei, Haemonchus contortus, Trichuris ovis and Nematodirus sp. Setaria yehi, a filiariad nematode, was found in the abdominal cavity. Moniezia benedeni was the only cestode found. No trematodes were recovered. Differences in numbers and kinds of parasites found in northern Illinois and southern Illinois are discussed. Prevalence increased with host age for certain species of parasites and decreased or remained constant for others.
Recommended Citation
Hodge, Jeffrey Joseph, "Gastro-Intestinal and Abdominal Helminths of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Carroll and Jo Daviess Counties in Northern Illinois" (1973). Masters Theses. 3836.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/3836
