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== ''Moniezia'' Species ==
*Different species occur in sheep and cattle.
*In the UK, Monieza is very common in lambs but rarely seen in cattle.
*It has a typical tapeworm appearance and is some 2m long.
*The segments are wider than they are long.
*Although impressive when found in a lamb at post mortem examination, Monieza is of little, if any, clinical significance.
*Some believe that it may sometimes slow growth rates, but this has not been proven under British conditions.
*Farmers become aware of infection in late summer when spontaneous expulsion often occurs. Lengths of strobila may then be seen hanging from the back-end of lambs.
*The eggs are similar in appearance to those of A. perfoliata.
*Pasture mites act as intermediate hosts.