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===Laboratory tests===
===Laboratory tests===
[[Image:Parascaris eggs.jpg|right|thumb|250px|<small><center>Thick-shelled eggs of Parascaris spp. Note:morulation. (Image courtesy of [http://drupal.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk The Donkey Sanctuary])</center></small>]]
* Patent infection in the horse occurs at three months and diagnosis is via '''faecal examination''' identifying the typical thick-shelled eggs of the parasite
* Patent infection in the horse occurs at three months and diagnosis is via '''faecal examination''' identifying the typical thick-shelled eggs of the parasite
* A rigorous faecal sampling programme should be implemented with young stock
* A rigorous faecal sampling programme should be implemented with young stock
==Treatment==
==Treatment==