Parasitic development in intestines and oocyst shedding patterns for infection by Eimeria uekii and Eimeria raichoi in Japanese rock ptarmigans, Lagopus muta japonica, protected by cages in the Southern Japanese Alps

The population of Japanese rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta japonica), an endangered species with a habitat above the timberline of the southern Japanese Alps, has declined. As one of the recent conservation strategies for this species, cage protection for broods (hens and chicks) has been introduced in...

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Main Authors: Makoto Matsubayashi, Moemi Kinoshita, Atsushi Kobayashi, Sayaka Tsuchida, Tomoyuki Shibahara, Masami Hasegawa, Hiroshi Nakamura, Kazumi Sasai, Kazunari Ushida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322442030033X