Trichostrongylidae Flashcards
They are known as the twisted stomach worm, wireworm, and barber’s pole worm
Haemonchus contortus
Identify the predilection site twisted stomach worm
abomasum
known as the bankrupt worms or black scour worms
Trichostrongylus spp
Trichostrongylus spp present in SI of sheep and goats
T. colubriformis
Trichostrongylus spp present in SI, abomasum, or stomach of sheep, goats, cattle, horses, and donkey
Trichostrongylus axei
known as the brown stomach worm
Ostertagia /Teladorsagia
brown stomach worm of cattle
Ostertagia ostertagi
brown stomach worm of sheep
Teladorsagia circumcincta
Described as the watch spring-like posture due to the prominent longitudinal ridges which are transversely striated
Cooperia and Paracooperia
Paracooperia spp found in SI of buffaloes
Paracooperia nodulosa
Cooperia and Paracooperia host and predilection site
ruminants; SI
these are intertwined slender worms appear like a “cotton wool”
nematodirus
They have the same pathogenicity as Haemonchus but milder
Mecistocirrus
known as the red stomach worm of pigs
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Hosts and predilection sites of Ornithostrongylus
crop, proventriculus, and small intestine of pigeons
Trichostrongylidae spp found in the stomach of cat, fox, and pigs
Ollulanus tricuspis
trichostrongyles in small intestine of rodents
Nippostrongylus muris
trichostrongyles in stomach of rabbits
Obeliscoides cuniculi
trichostrongyles in proventriculus of ostrich
Libyostrongylus douglassii
trichostrongyles with cross shaped telamon
Ornithostrongylus
Give the general morphology of Trichostrongylus spp
- buccal capsule either absent or small
- devoid of leaf crowns
- no teeth
- have well developed bursa
- eggs are strongyle like and thin walled
Trichostrongylus present in abomasum of ruminants, stomach of horses, pigs, and man
Trichostrongylus axei
known as the stomach hair worm
Trichostrongylus axei
these genera cause ringworm lesions and black scouring is evident
Trichostrongylus
most common brown stomach worm
Ostertagia ostertagi
brown stomach worm of goats
Ostertagia trifurcata
Identify the prominent features of Cooperia
watch spring like and very large bursa in all species