Experimental infection of domestic goats with Fascioloides magna
Foreyt, W.J.; Leathers, C.W.
American Journal of Veterinary Research 41(6): 883-884
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9645 PMID: 7436074 Document Number: 161952
Development of the deer liver fluke, F. magna, was studied in seven domestic goats, each experimentally inoculated with 250 metacercariae. Six infected goats died between 89 and 195 days (mean 139) after inoculation. Mortality was the result of unrestricted fluke migration before maturation of encapsulation of the flukes. A total of 144 F. magna (mean of 24) were recovered from inoculated goats, representing 8.2% of the metacercariae administered. Growth rate of F. magna in goats was similar to that in cattle, white-tailed deer, and sheep.