Final Written Flashcards
Where are the adults of parascaris equorum found in the body? (Equine roundworm)
Lumen of small intestine
How can you identify the eggs of parascaris equorum?
Fecal float
What is the PPP for parascaris equorum?
10 weeks
How is parascaris equorum transmitted?
Ingestion of infected eggs when grazing
What type of migration dose parascaris equorum go through for development?
Tracheal
Name 2 clinical signs for parascaris equorum?
Colic
Pneumonia
What are 3 species used for strongylus spp? Which is the most common? What are they also known as? (Bloodworm)
Vulgaris (most common)
Edentates
Equinas
Large strongyles
Where are the adults if strongylus vulgaris found in the body? What species are they found in?
Large intestine
Equine
How can you identify eggs of strongylus vulgaris?
Fecal float
What is the PPP of strongylus vulgaris (months)
6-12 months
How can strongylus vulgaris be transmitted?
Ingestion of infective eggs by grazing
What can strongylus vulgaris cause? (Horse)
Verminous colic
What are small strongyles also known as? What species are they found in? Where are they found in the body?
Cyanthostomes
Equine
Large intestine
How can you identify cyanthostomes?
Fecal float
What is the PPP for cyanthostomes? (Months)
2-3 months
How can cyanthostomes be transmitted?
Ingestion of infective eggs
What are 2 clinical signs for small strongyles?
Sudden diarrhea
Severe dehydration
Where are the adults of oxyuris equi found in the body? (Pinworm)
Rectum
How can you identify eggs of oxyuris equi?
Tape test
What is the PPP of oxyuris equi? (Months)
5 months
What is the clinical sign of oxyuris equi?
Pruritis ani
What can pruritis ani lead to?
Rat tail
Where are the adults of strongyloides westeri found in the body? What species is it found in?
Small intestine
Equine
How can you identify eggs of strongyloides westeri? (Milkworm)
Fecal float
What are the 2 life cycles of strongyloides westeri undergo?
Homogenic and heterogenic
What is homogenic?
Warmth and humidity is NOT favourable
What is heterogenic?
Warmth and humidity is favourable
What is the PPP for strongyloides westeri? (Days)
8-14 days
2 ways that strongyloides westeri can be transmitted
Ingestion of eggs while grazing
Skin penetration
Clinical signs of strongyloides westeri in foals
Severe diarrhea
What is the intermediate host of habronema?
Stable fly
What can habronema cause?
Summer sores
What are summers sores also known as?
Cutaneous habronemiasis
How can you identify eggs/larvae of habronema?
Baermann technique
Genus and common name of the only cestode in equine (A)
Anoplocephala, equine tapeworm
Where are the adults of anoplocephala found in the body? Which species?
Mucosal surface, equine
How can you identify eggs of anoplocephala?
Fecal float
What is the PPP of anoplocephala? (Months)
1-2 months
List 3 clinical signs of heavy infection of anoplocephala
Unthriftiness
Colic
Diarrhea in foals
What is the intermediate host of anoplocephala?
Pasture mites
Genus, species, and common name of the only protozoan in equine
Eimeria leuckarti, coccidia
Where are the oocysts from eimeria leuckarti found?
Small intestine
How can you identify eimeria leuckarti eggs?
Fecal float
How is eimeria leuckarti transmitted?
Ingestion of sporulated oocysts while grazing
Name the 2 morphological forms of eimeria leuckarti
Trophozoite
Sporulated oocyst
What is the PPP of eimeria leuckarti? (Days)
15-33 days
Define pediculosis
Infestation of lice
Biting louse in equine
Damalinia equi
Sucking louse in equine
Haematopinus asini
What is another word for biting louse?
Mallophaga
What is another word for sucking louse?
Anoplura
How can you find biting louse on equine?
Combing finer hair
How can you find sucking louse in equine?
Combing at roots of forelock and mane
What can lice in equine cause?
Intense pruritus
Define myaisis
Invasion of living tissue by fly maggots
What is the intermediate host for gastrophilus intestinalis?
Horse bot fly
How can identify eggs/larvae of gastrophilus intestinalis? Which species is it found on?
Visible on hair
Equine
How is gastrophilus intestinalis transmitted?
Ingestion while grooming
What can heavy larvae infection of stomach bot cause?
Oral ulcers and reduced feed consumption
What can the 3rd instar larvae of stomach bot cause in the body?
Stomach ulcers and blockage of opening to intestines
How can you identify GIN?
Fecal float
What is the PPP of GIN? (Days)
15-28 days
Other than fecal float, how else can you identify haemonchus contortus? Which species is it found in?
FAMACHA
Sheet and goats
What does FAMACHA measure? How?
Levels of anemia using conjunctiva eye colour matched up with a score card that is ranked from 1-5
What does score 1 mean on FAMACHA? And score 5?
1 means no anemia
5 means severe anemia
What are the 3 GIN found in the abomasum of ruminants? (HOT)
Haemonchus contortus
Ostertagia
Trichostrongylus
What are the 3 GIN found in the small intestine of ruminants? (T, C, B)
Trichostrongylus
Cooperia
Bunostomum
What are the 2 GIM found in the large intestine of ruminants?
Oesophagostomum
Chobertia
What are the 3 clinical signs of chabertia ovina? (Roundworm)
Diarrhea
Weight loss
Poor body condition
Where is nematodirus found in the body? Which species?
Small intestine
Ruminants
How long can nematodirus eggs last on pasture?
Up to 2 years
How can you identify nematodirus eggs?
Fecal float
How is nematodirus transmitted in ruminants?
Ingestion of infective eggs by grazing
What is the PPP of nematodirus? (Days)
15-26 days
What can a heavy burden of nematodirus cause? (Triple D)
Diarrhea resulting in dehydration and death
Where is adult trichuris found in the body?
Large intestine
What is the PPP of trichuris in ruminants? (Months)
2-3 months
How can you identify trichuris eggs in ruminants?
Fecal float
Genus and species of the only lung worm in cattle
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Name the 3 lungworms found in sheep and goat
Dictyocaulus spp, protostrongylus rufescens, and muellerius
Where is Dictyocaulus viviparus found in the body? Which species?
Trachea and bronchi
Cattle
What is the PPP of Dictyocaulus viviparus? (Weeks)
3-4 weeks