It's a fecal loop. I used them on raccoons and you can actually get
quite large samples sometimes. Kate
On Fri, 16 May 2008, malcolm McCallum
wrote:
why not use the fecal sampling device vets use to check for worms?
I do not know its name, but it is basically a little plastic scoopy
thing they shove in the dogs anus.
A similar device could easily be constructed. Are you trying to
visually analyze the feces or use radio labeling of the materials?
This could influence the method you use.
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Mark Tarrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
We have been conducting a civet project in Indonesia for the past few years and
are now looking at expanding our research. We are interested in looking into
diet composition through faecal sample analysis, however scat has proved
relatively elusive in previous years and so we are now investigating the
possibility of using enemas to collect faecal matter. Useful reading matter on
the subject has been relatively sparse and so I was wondering if anyone may
have had some experience in this area and could offer some advice as to the
best direction to proceed in. Individuals are trapped and anaesthetised for
radio collaring and morphological measurements so would not be immobilised
specifically for faecal sampling.
Any help would be greatly appreciated,
Mark Tarrant
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