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* Due to '''parasites''' - [[Gasterophilus spp.|''Gasterophilus'' (Bots)]].
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* Bots are not as common as they once were.
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* Look like big pink maggots.
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* Killed by Ivermectin. 
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* ''Gasterophilus'' leave large ulcers in glandular regions of the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]].
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** Ulcers / erosions are quite deep.
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* The parasites are believed to be non-pathogenic, but in large numbers they probably produce some discomfort and poor growth.
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* Carcinoma can also produce ulceration in the [[Forestomach - Anatomy & Physiology|stomach]] of the horse as, in other species.
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