GIT Nematodes (Ru, swine and goose) Flashcards
How many times do the nematodes moult during their ontogenic development?
4
What is the most important host of Haemonchus contortus?
Sheep
What is the rate of mortality in case of type II ostertagiosis?
High
Which of the trichostrongylid worms have the largest eggs?
Nematodirus
What is the best way to detect eggs of trichostrongylids in faeces?
Flotation
What is the name of the expanded chitinous mouthpart of the nematodes?
Buccal capsule
What genera of worms can cause villous atrophy and erosion in the jejunum?
Cooperia
Nematodirus
Trichostrongylus
What is the method to separate the different trichostrongylid worms in faecal sample?
Faecal culture of larvae
Eggs of the gastrointestinal worms are:
Thin-shelled
Which worms can cause haemorrhagic gastritis amount the following ones?
Haemonchus
What term is correct for the nematodes?
Sexes are usually separated
They are covered by cuticle
What species can be found in abomasum of cattle?
Ostertagia ostertagi
What kind of morphologic character does not fit for Haemonchus contortus
Smaller than 1 cm! Ones that do fit: Red-white mottled body Prominent cervical papillae on head Buccal lancet in the mouth
What worms can cause submandibular oedema within the group of trichostrongylids?
Haemonchus
Where does the third molt of trichostrongylid larvae take place?
In the mucosa