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Reducing sampling error in faecal egg counts from black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)()

Faecal egg counts (FECs) are commonly used for the non-invasive assessment of parasite load within hosts. Sources of error, however, have been identified in laboratory techniques and sample storage. Here we focus on sampling error. We test whether a delay in sample collection can affect FECs, and es...

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Autores principales: Stringer, Andrew P., Smith, Diane, Kerley, Graham I.H., Linklater, Wayne L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4047959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24918070
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.10.002