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DIFFICULTIES IN DEFAUNATION OF THE OVINE RUMEN

  • LOVELOCK L
  • FORSBKRG C
  • BUCHANAN-SMITH J
Canadian Journal of Animal Science (1982) 62(1) 299-303
DOI: 10.4141/cjas82-032
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Abstract

Three defaunation procedures, two utilizing surface active agents and one involving washing the rumen wall with formaldehyde, were used in an attempt to obtain protozoa-free sheep. Only one treatment produced a sheep free from detectable numbers of protozoa for a period longer than 24 days. In addition, the debilitating side-effects of the treatments on the animals complicated the defaunation experiments. Key words: Ovine, rumen, defaunation, protozoa, detergent

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LOVELOCK, L. K. A., FORSBKRG, C. W., & BUCHANAN-SMITH, J. G. (1982). DIFFICULTIES IN DEFAUNATION OF THE OVINE RUMEN. Canadian Journal of Animal Science, 62(1), 299–303. https://doi.org/10.4141/cjas82-032

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