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[[Image:Parascaris equorum3.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Parascaris equorum'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Parascaris equorum3.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Parascaris equorum'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Parascaris equorum4.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Parascaris equorum'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Parascaris equorum4.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Parascaris equorum'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
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| Small intestine
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| Ascaridoidea
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====Introduction====
====Introduction====
''P. equorum'' is a nematode that primarily affects younger horses, usually under two years of age, as their immune response is not as developed as older horses.
''P. equorum'' is a nematode that primarily affects younger horses, usually under two years of age, as their immune response is not as developed as older horses.