Helminths of Muskrats in Southeast Texas

Abstract

In connection with an ecological study of native fur animals in Southeast Texas conducted by Mr. Dan W. Lay, Regional Game Manager, Texas State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, 36 muskrat carcasses were made available for parasitological examination. Sixteen of the animals were collected from Big Hill Bayou, near Port Arthur in Jefferson Co., and 20 were collected a few miles northeast of High Island in Chambers Co.