Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Semester of Degree Completion
1972
Thesis Director
Bill T. Ridgeway
Abstract
In November and December 1971, forty deer from five southern Illinois counties were examined by necropsy for gastro-intestinal and abdominal helminths. Eight species of gastro-intestinal nematodes were found: Gongylonema pulchrum, Spiculopteroides odocoilei, Ostertagia mossi, Haemonchus contortus, Cooperia sp., Capillaria sp., Trichuris ovis and Oesophagostomum venulosum. Setaria yehi, a filiariad nematode, was found in the abdominal cavity. Moniezia benedeni was the only cestode found. No trematodes were recovered.
Recommended Citation
Cook, Thomas W., "Gastro-Intestinal and Abdominal Helminths of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Southern Illinois" (1972). Masters Theses. 3917.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/3917
