Laboratory Cultivation of Rhabditis bovis on Different Culture Media

Authors

  • A.A. Kassuku Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania
  • M.S. Mawere Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania
  • L.P. Msalilwa Department of Veterinary Microbiology & Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3019, Morogoro, Tanzania

Keywords:

Parasitology, Helminthology, Otitis

Abstract

Horse, cattle, sheep blood and serum agar media were compared in promoting growth and multiplication of Rhabditis bovis. Horse serum agar was noted to be superior to all the other culture media used. Furthermore, horse blood agar and bovine blood agar were observed to be better than the remaining culture media. While sheep serum agar proved to be better than sheep blood agar and bovine serum agar only. It is thus recommended that horse serum agar be used instead of sheep serum agar or sheep blood agar when culturing Rhabditis bovis for experimental infections and taxonomical studies

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Published

30-06-1989

How to Cite

Kassuku, A., Mawere, M. and Msalilwa, L. (1989) “Laboratory Cultivation of Rhabditis bovis on Different Culture Media”, Tanzania Veterinary Journal, 9(2), pp. 34–37. Available at: https://tvj.sua.ac.tz/vet2/index.php/TVJ/article/view/338 (Accessed: 28 April 2025).

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (1989)

Section

RESEARCH ARTICLES

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