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Also known as: '''''Thread-necked worm

==Introduction==

==Introduction==

''N. battus'' is most prominent within the UK, but is also present to a lesser extend in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Canada.  In heavy infections this parasite can be severe, and if left untreated can lead to the death of the carrying host.  It is also capable of causing parasitic [[Enteritis, Parasitic|catarrhal enteritis]].

''N. battus'' is most prominent within the UK, but is also present to a lesser extend in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Canada.  In heavy infections this parasite can be severe, and if left untreated can lead to the death of the carrying host.  It is also capable of causing parasitic [[Enteritis, Parasitic|catarrhal enteritis]].

It is a nematode , and is part of the [[:Category:Trichostrongyloidea|''Trichostrongyloidea'']] superfamily.

It is a nematode, and is part of the [[:Category:Trichostrongyloidea|''Trichostrongyloidea'']] superfamily.

Predilection site: '''Small intestine

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==Hosts==

==Hosts==

''N. battus'' can only hatch from eggs excreted on to pasture in the previous year.

''N. battus'' can only hatch from eggs excreted on to pasture in the previous year.

[[Nematodirosis - Sheep]]

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