Rumen protozoa stained with Lugol’s Iodine

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lakshmisundaram

I am Dr.S.Meignanalakshmi, working as Professor, at the Directorate of Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS, Chennai-51. Working on Foldscope project on "Foldscope for diagnosis of Rumen Acidosis and parasitic infections in cattle" sanctioned by DBT

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DBT Foldscope scheme – “ Foldscope for diagnosis of Rumen acidosis and Parasitic infections in cattle.”
Rumen fluid was collected from an healthy cow and stained with Lugol’s iodine, a dye mainly used to stain and visualize the skeletal plates in protozoa.

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