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The present report deals with the parasitic infections detected on examination of fresh faecal samples of 48 mammals and 4 birds at the Zoological Gardens, Dublin during 1978–79. 1,822 faecal samples were received over the two year period and 1,1 of these samples contained helminth eggs. Ninety-five percent of these positive findings were confined to the Carnivore and Herbivore groups with the Primates, Marsupials and Avians showing a low level of intestinal parasites.
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Geraghty, V., Mooney, J. & Pike, K. A study of parasitic infections in mammals and birds at the Dublin Zoological Gardens. Vet Res Commun 5, 343–348 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02215003
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