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Introduction
This lab is an introduction to some techniques used by veterinarians to detect eggs, cysts, and larvae of parasites in the feces of animals. Proper use of the microscope is vital to these techniques .
Objectives Checklist
9 Be able to run a
passive fecal flotation.
9 Be able to run a centrifugational fecal flotation.
9 Be able to make a "wet mount" slide.
9 Be able to examine a slide made from any of the
above techniques.
9 Be able explain what the various fecal examination
techniques are best suited for and their problems (Table pg 5).
9 Be able to explain how a specimen is collected and
processed for parasitology, as well as the timing of repeat
fecal exams.
9 Have an appreciation of the general characteristics
of the various phyla to which parasites belong (i.e. know how to
determine if an organism is a protozoan, fluke, tapeworm,
nematode or an arthropod).
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