Table 1.
Pig blood meal (cpm/μl): | 6140±140 | ||
Total 59Fe consumed (cpm/♀): | 18522±980 | ||
Meal size in 59Fe-Tf feeding (μl/♀): | 3.0±0.2 | ||
Body | Eggs | Waste | |
Location of 59Fe at 120 h (cpm/♀): | 2777±544 | 14172±520 | 1574±520 |
Meal Tf-iron utilized (%): | 15% | 77% | 8% |