part b

Question 1

technique for large heavy eggs such as flukes and dipylidium

Answer 1

sedimentation

Question 2

fecal sample should be analysed within _ days

Answer 2

5

Question 3

SG is…

Answer 3

S.G. is the weight per unit volume compared with water

Question 4

is suitable for the recovery and identification of most nematode eggs,
some tapeworm eggs, tongue worm (Linguatula serrata) and protozoan cysts and oocysts in
canine and feline faeces.

Answer 4

simple fecal flotation

Question 5

soln for simple fecal flotation

Answer 5

sodium nitrate
saturated salt

Question 6

centrifugal flotation soln

Answer 6

zinc sulphate
sheather’s sugar

Question 7

gforce for centrifuge

Answer 7

500g for 5 mins

Question 8

Adding a drop of to the slide before
placing the coverslip on it can make the Giardia cysts easier to see

Answer 8

Lugol’s iodine

Question 9

full swing centrifuge technique

Answer 9

500g for 10 mins

Question 10

technique is suitable for the isolation and identification of nematode larvae
(e.g. Strongyloides stercoralis and lungworms) in fresh faeces.

Answer 10

baermann technique

Question 11

technique is suitable for the isolation and identification of heavier
eggs, especially those of flukes (e.g. Alaria spp., Paragonimus spp., etc.) and some
tapeworms

Answer 11

simple sedimentation

Question 12

stain for sedimentation

Answer 12

5% aq methylene blue

Question 13

acid fast for cryptosporidium oocysts

Answer 13

methanol 10mins
kinyoun;s carbol fuchsin 5
decolorant 10% h2s04
counter 3% malachite green