FA Trichostrongylidae Flashcards
Brown stomach worm is also known as…
Ostertagia ostertagi
In which area of the rumen would adult ostertargia be found?
Abomasum
Outline the morphological features of the adult Ostertagia.
1cm in length
Slender
Pink-brown
Fine cervical papillae - finger-like projections
Bursal spicules - male
Where in the abomasum would Ostertagia be found?
The gastric glands
Describe the pathologenic features of Ostertagia infection.
- Damages parietal cells
- Increase in pH to pH7
- Build up of pepsinogen
- No bacteriostatic effects of HCl
- Loss of cell-to-cell adhesion = plasma protein leakage (albumen)
- Pepsinogen transferred to plasma
- Replacement of parietal cells with undifferentiated epithelial cells - loss of abomasal function
What is the gross appearance of an ruminant abomasum affected by ostertagia?
Nodular hyperplasia of gastric glands
Describe the morphology of Ostertagia eggs.
- 90x45um
- barrel shaped
- undifferentiated morula
Outline the lifecycle of Ostertagia
Cattle eats L3
L3 reaches abomasum and burrows into gastric glands
Develops to L4/5
L5 emerges and develops to adults
Adult lays eggs which are passed in faeces
What is shown in this histo slide?
What are the consequences of this stage of OO lifecycle?
A larval OO within the gastric gland of the abomasum
Consequences:
- Damages parietal - decreased HCl secretion - loss of bacteriostatic effect
- Loss of cell-to-cell adhesion - protein losing enteropathy
- Replaced by undifferentiated epithelium - loss of abomasal function
- Reduced pepsin production - build up of pepsinogen
Describe Type 1 ostertagiosis.
July - September (August)
Large numbers of L3 ingested in July
Green watery diarrhoea
Usually dairy replacement heifers
Describe Type 2 ostertagiosis
Occurs due to simultaneous emergence of hypobiosed larvae from gastric glands after winter
- Acute
- Intermittent diarrhoea
- Anaemia
- Thirst
- High mortality
Name the worms found in the abomasum of sheep and cattle
- Haemonchus contortus (3cm)
- Ostertagia ostertagi (1cm)
- Trichostrongylus axei (0.5cm)
HOT in order of size
Name the worms found in the small intestine of sheep and cattle.
- Nematodirus spp (cephalic vesicle, ‘cotton wool’ large eggs)
- Trichostrongylus spp
- Cooperia spp (‘watch spring’; cephalic vesicle, typical trichostrongyle eggs)
Name the worms found in the large intestine of cattle and sheep.
- Chabertia spp
- Oesophagostomum spp
- Trichuris spp
COT
What factors are necessary for development of pre-parasitic stages of OO?
- Temperature > 10o
- Humidity/ rainfall - dispersal of faecal pat
Describe Hypobiosis
Parasite triggered arrest in development WITHIN the host. L3 on pasture detect drop in temperature which triggers L4 to hypobiose once in host.
What factors affect parasitic development on pasture?
- Ensheathed - cuticle of L2
- Temperature - tolerates cold up to a point
- Moisture - dessication is lethal
- Limited food reserves and therefore lifespan (>/< PPP)
What host factors affect OO development?
- Age - younger tend to be more susceptible
- Immune status - need repeat infection to develop immunity
- Over-dispersion - 80:20
What time of year would t1 ostertagiosis be expected? Why?
August to September
Three weeks after ingestion of large numbers of L3 (PPP). Peak L3 are seen on pasture in July, best conditions for development.
When is T2 ostertagiosis most likely to develop? Why?
Late winter- early spring.
When L5 simutaneously emerge from the gastric glands
What diagnostics are used to dx. OO?
Plasma pepsinogen levels are raised
Clinical signs
Grazing history
Dictyocaulus spp. are what type of worm?
Trichostrongyle
Name a species of Dictycaulus which occurs in sheep and goats in the tropic and sub-tropics.
Dictyocaulus filaria
Which species of Dictyocaulus causes respiratory disease in horses and patent infection in donkeys?
Dictyocaulus arnfieldi
Husk aka
Parasitic bronchitis
Describe the morphology of adult Dictyocaulus viviparus.
Where in the sheep are they found?
4-8 cm long
Slender, white
Male has reduced bursa, food granules within worm, cuticular knob at anterior end
Found in trachea and bronchi