Parasites: Nematodes_Trichostrongyloidea (act like hookworms) Flashcards
appearance of egg
hookworm: oval with circles, squiggles in center
route
fecal-oral
Dx
fecal culture
except Nematodirus/Marshallagia=fecal float
Predeliction
abomasum=Haemonchus, Trichostongylus
small intestine=Cooperia
small and large intestine=Nematodirus/Marshallagia
abomasum, small, large intestine=Ostertagia
Tx
Fenbendazole,
Ivermectin
zoononosis
none
Brown Stomach Worm
Ostertagia spp.
cattle, sheep, goat
Barber pole worm
Haemonchus spp.
cattle, sheep goat
“bottle jaw”can be deadly in sheep=hypoalbumenemia
Site: abomasum
route: fecal-oral
PPP: 15-21 days
Tx: Ivermectin
Dx: fecal culture
zoonosis: rare
Tricostongulus of cattle and sheep
Cooperia spp.
cattle, sheep, goat
cattle, horse
Trichostrongylus spp.
thin neck or thread neck
(big eggs)
Nematodirus spp.
and
Marshallagia spp.
cattle, goat, sheep
deadly to sheep