Conlogue G C, Foreyt W J
J Wildl Dis. 1984 Jan;20(1):31-3. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-20.1.31.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were experimentally inoculated with 60,000 or 100,000 oocysts of Eimeria mccordocki. Seven infected deer did not exhibit signs of coccidiosis although large numbers of oocysts were observed in feces after inoculation. The mean prepatent period of the parasite was 10.7 days in three deer inoculated with 60,000 oocysts and 10.0 days in four deer inoculated with 100,000 oocysts. Patent periods in these groups were 7.3 and 9.8 days, respectively.
将白尾鹿（弗吉尼亚鹿）用60,000或100,000个麦科德艾美耳球虫卵囊进行实验性接种。七只受感染的鹿未表现出球虫病症状，尽管接种后在粪便中观察到大量卵囊。在接种60,000个卵囊的三只鹿中，该寄生虫的平均潜伏期为10.7天，在接种100,000个卵囊的四只鹿中为10.0天。这些组的发病期分别为7.3天和9.8天。
