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{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
|name = Parascaris equorum
|name = ''Parascaris equorum
|kingdom =
|kingdom =
|phylum =
|phylum =
|class = Nematoda
|class = [[Nematodes|Nematoda]]
|sub-class =
|sub-class =
|order =
|order =
|super-family = Rhabditoidea
|super-family = [[:Category:Ascaridoidea|Ascaridoidea]]
|family =
|family =
|sub-family =
|sub-family =
|genus =
|genus =
|species =
|species = ''Parascaris equorum
}}
}}
==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[Image:Parascaris equorum.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Parascaris equorum'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Parascaris equorum.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Parascaris equorum'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Parascaris equorum2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Parascaris equorum'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
[[Image:Parascaris equorum2.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 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]]
''P. equorum'' is a [[Nematodes|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.
Predilection site: '''Small intestine
==Hosts==
==Hosts==
The prepatent period of ''P. equorum'' is 10-16 weeks.
The prepatent period of ''P. equorum'' is 10-16 weeks.
May cause [[Ascarid Impaction - Horse|'''Ascarid Impaction''']] in horses.
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