parasit exam 5 Flashcards
4 genera involved in HOCT
Haemochus contortus, Ostertagia spp, Cooperia spp, Trichostrongylus spp
Haemochus contortus common name
barber pole worm, strongyle, roundworm
Haemochus contortus host
ruminants, mostly sheep
IH of Haemochus contortus
none, direct life cycle
Geo Distribution of Haemochus contortus
more common in warmer climates
Haemochus contortus Routes of infestations
direct ingestion
Haemochus contortus sex
dioecious
Site of infestation Haemochus contortus
abomasum
Haemochus contortus pathogenesis(3)
depends on immunity, blood loss anemia, edema of submandibular tissue (bottle jaw)
Haemochus contortus how much blood can sheep lose?
1/5 blood volume per day in heavy infestation, with sever dyspnea and weakness
Haemochus contortus DX
ova in feces (TASE)
Haemochus contortus TX
Benzimidazole, Ivermectin, Doramectin, Levamectin
Haemochus contortus PHS
none
Ostertagia species
ostertagi, circumcincta
Ostertagia spp common name
brown stomach worm
Ostertagia spp hosts (2)
ostertagi:cattle, cicumcincta:sheep
Ostertagia spp IH
none, direct life cycle
Ostertagia spa life cycle
Winter ostertagiosis and summer ostertagiosis
Ostertagia spp winter ostertagiosis
ingestion in fall, worm knows that it needs to winter, L4 hypo biotic stage, when warm temp will go to L5 adult stage
Ostertagia spp summer ostertagiosis
straight through life cycle
Ostertagia spp site of infestation
abomasum
Ostertagia spp pathogenesis(5)
local necrosis, ADR, dyspnea, scours, death, Morocco leather abomasum
most important parasite of young calves
Ostertagia ostertagi
morocco leather abomasum
small white nodules with worms protruding out of stomach
Ostertagia spp DX
ova in feces, larval culture
Ostertagia spp TX
Ivermectin, Doramectin, Fenbendazole
Ostertagia spp PHS
none
Cooperia spp
punctata, curtice, oncophora