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| − | * Affects the pars oesophagea (margo plicatus) in adults and foals.
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| − | * Due to '''parasites''' - ''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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| − | * In foals, the glandular area may sometimes be affected.
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| − | ** This may be e.g. stress-related, or due to used of NSAIDs.
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