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Sodium Nitrate solution (NaNO3) pro's
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Floats Trematodes
Efficient in floating ova <20mm |
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Sodium Nitrate solution (NaNO3) con's
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Can be expensive
Forms crystals and air bubbles Can distort ova >20mm Floats debris |
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Zinc Sulfate solution (ZnSO4) pro's
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Least distortion for protozoa
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Zinc Sulfate solution (ZnSO4) con's
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Distorts helminthes
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Sugar Solution pro's
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Does not distort helminthes
Does not crystallize Inexpensive Long shelf life |
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Sugar Solution con's
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Sticky
Attracts bugs Ova rise slowly Distorts fragile larvae, trematodes, cysts |
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OVASSAY Plus uses this solution
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Zinc Sulfate
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Fecalyzer uses this solution
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Sodium Nitrate
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Sodium Nitrate is commercially available as this solution
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Fecasol
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Sugar Solution is commercially available as this solution
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Sheather's
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Best fecal method
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Fecal centrifugation
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Fecal method used only for larval stages of parasites
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Baermann Technique
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