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==''Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta''==
==''Teladorsagia (Ostertagia) circumcincta''==
This is a major abomasal worm of sheep and goats, that is found worldwide.
This is a major abomasal worm of sheep and goats, that is found worldwide. This worm is of great economical importance in both causing mortality and decreased weight gain in production animals. Resistance to all types of anthelmintics is common amongst the wild species making control and treatment difficult.
====Identification====
Adult worms have a common ostertagia appearance, slender, reddish in colour with a short buccal capsule. The worms are very short, males 6-8mm, female 8-10mm.
There are two morph species of ''T. circumcincta''; ''T.
[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]]
[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]]
[[Category:Cattle Nematodes]]
[[Category:Cattle Nematodes]]
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