LE3 .A278 1983

1983

Taylor, Hilda

Acadia University

Master of Science

Masters

Biology

Biology

Research was initiated in 1980 to survey the frequency of occurrence and the distribution of Paralephostrongylus tenuis in white-tailed deer and moose in Nova Scotia. From 1980 through 1982, 305 moose and deer heads were collected from cooperating hunters, road and miscellaneous kills and examined for the presence of the adult nematode. A total of 853 feces collections from these sources and six study areas were examined for first stage larvae using the Baermann technique. The six study areas were established in areas of varying moose and deer densities and were sampled seasonally for two years. In deer 50.7% of the heads and 64.7% of the feces were infected. In moose 6.5% of the heads and 12.7% of the feces were infected. The parasite is probably not the controlling factor on the moose population. The occurrence of the parasite in moose was related to the frequency of occurrence in deer. Moose appear to be surviving with the parasite.

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