RVC/FAO guide to Veterinary Parasitology
Quantitative test tube flotation: Procedure step 7
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Add 0.5 ml saturated NaCl to each tube and resuspend sediment.

Fill the saturated NaCl to within 10 mm of top of tube.

N.B. Use a flotation fluid of saturated NaCl for strongyle eggs; ZnSO4 for Fasciola eggs; MgSO4 for Metastrongylus/ Trichuris/ Capillaria/ Ascaris eggs.

 

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