Trichuroidea - cattle Flashcards
1
Q
Name a spp of cattle parasite from the Trichuroidea superfamily.
What is a main feature of the adult worm? Egg?
What is the site of infection of this parasite?
Is it a major pathogen in the UK?
A
- Trichuris globulosa
- Whipworm
- Thin anterior buried in mucosa
- Thick posterior free
- Bipolar plugs on egg
- LI - mainly cecum
- Not a major pathogen (imp in pigs)
