Experimental Toxocara canis Infections in Chickens and Pigeons

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Abstract
Studies were made to determine whether chickens and pigeons could serve as paratenic hosts of Toxocara canis. It was found that both types of hosts harbored living infective-stage larvae for at least 142 days after inoculation. At this time, of the number of larvae inoculation, it was possible to recover approximately 30% from chickens and 18% from pigeons.