Parasites

Question 0

Predisposes 2mo goal to develop pneumonia

Answer 0

Parascaris equorum (ROUNDWORM)
Migrates through lung

Question 1

Ancylostoma & Uncinaria

Answer 1

Hookworms

Those 2 suck blood can cause anemia, enteritis, coughing during larval migration and dermatitis

Question 2

Equine lungworm

Answer 2

Dictyocaulus arnfeldi

Does NoT affect foals

Question 3

Roundworm

Answer 3

Ascaris

Question 4

Whipworm

Answer 4

Trichuris vulpis

Tx Fenbendazole

Question 5

Lungworm in pigs

Answer 5

Metastrongylus

Question 6

Lungworms in 
• sheep & goats
• pigs
• dogs
• cats
respectively...

Answer 6

• Protostrongylus & Muelleris - SHEEP/GOAT
• Metastrongylus - PIGS
• Oslerus (filaroides) - DOGS
• Aelurostrongylus & Capillaria - CATS

Question 7

Parasites transmitted to newborn via milk/colostrum?

Answer 7

Toxocara canis (roundworm) also transplacental transmission & Ancylostoma caninum (hookworm)

Question 8

Larva that can cause colic due to intestinal infarction

Answer 8

Strongylus vulgaris (thrombosis & arteritis)

Question 9

“Bottle jaw” edema in ruminants associated with

Answer 9

Haemonchus spp & Trichostrongylus

due to hypoproteinemia & edema

Question 10

Bottle jaw in adult sheep

Answer 10

Haemonchus contortus (barber pole)

Question 11

Parasite associated with Addison’s like Syndrome

Answer 11

Trichuris (colon/cecum)