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Volume 10 (2) : 130 - 133, 2006

A Coprological Survey of Parasite Eggs in Western Grey Kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) in Western Australia

Stern A

The Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3, Canada

ABSTRACT

Stern A Coprological Survey of Parasite Eggs in Western Grey Kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) in Western Australia, Online Journal of Veterinary Research 10 (2) 130-133, 2006. Seventeen fecal and blood samples were collected from wild Western Grey Kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus) at two sites in Western Australia.  The samples were examined for parasite eggs, larvae, cysts, and oocysts; all samples taken were positive for endoparasites.  In this study there were no identifiable cestode or trematode eggs identified. One kangaroo had microfilaria identified within its blood.  The purpose of this study is to serve as a reference to monitor the health status and improve the management of wild Western Grey Kangaroos through parasite screening.

Keywords: Western Grey Kangaroo, Macropus fuliginosus, Endoparasite, Breinlia microfilaria, Globocephaloides