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|name = Oxyuris equi
|name = ''Oxyuris equi
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Also known as: '''''Equine pinworm — Pinworm — Rat-tail
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
The horse then ingests the eggs containing the infective L3. These then transform into L4, and then attach to the mucosa of the intestine, and the cycle continues.
The horse then ingests the eggs containing the infective L3. These then transform into L4, and then attach to the mucosa of the intestine, and the cycle continues.
The Prepatent period for '''Oxyuris equi''' is 5 months.
The Prepatent period for '''Oxyuris equi''' is 5 months.
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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Oxyuris+equi%22%29 ''Oxyuris equi'' publications]
|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=nematode Nematodes]
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[[Category:Oxyuroidea]]
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