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The prepatent period for ''T. ovis'' is 6-9 months.
The prepatent period for ''T. ovis'' is 6-9 months.
==''T. hydatigena''==
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
| Also known as:
| '''Taenia marginata
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'''Cysticercus tenuicollis
|-
|}
==Hosts==
'''Definitive host''': Dog, fox, weales, polecat, and stoat.
'''Intermediate host''': Sheep, horse, cattle, pig and deer.
*The commonest species in the UK.
*The commonest species in the UK.
*Sheep are the most frequent intermediate host, but the cysticerci can establish in other animals.
*Sheep are the most frequent intermediate host, but the cysticerci can establish in other animals.