Horse parasites Flashcards
The red worm describe its its direct life cycle, nonmigratory forms, migratory lava, clinical signs, and control
Direct life cycle, eggs are passed in faeces developed from seven days onward and horse nests from pasture
Nonmigratory forms, exsheath and enter mucosal wall via gastrointestinal system, remain for 7 to 18 weeks
Migratory lava, travel via bloodstream enter organs travel for 5 to 10 months soft tissue inflammation anaemia and colic
Clinic signs include poor performance weight loss anaemia and colic
Control includes drenching 6 to 16 weeks depending on grazing intensity
Pinworms describe life cycle clinical signs and how they infect horse
Direct life cycle located in large intestines, sticky eggs attach around anus and tail, infection via migration through bloodstream, lungs, other milk and can be swallowed and clinical signs are diarrhoea and dermatitis
Describe the life cycle of tapeworms how they are passed through the horse the clinical signs
Tapeworms have an indirect life cycle eggs are passed singly or within the tapeworm segment then ingested by free-living pasture might or its intermediate stage. Mites are present in summers on pastures and horses ingest infected orbatid then mature tapeworm develops in horse.
The tapeworm lives in a small intestine as well as pancreatic duct
Clinical signs include mild colic, ulceration and ill thrift
What are some signs and symptoms that caused by roundworm infections?
Ill thrift weight loss poor performance. Some species can cause severe and life-threatening disease of the gastrointestinal tract and blood vessels.
