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== The Pin-Worms ==
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[[Image:Oxyuris equi.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Oxyuris equi'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
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=== General Appearance ===
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*Non-bursate
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*Female tail long and tapering
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*Pharynx is double-bulbed
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=== General Life-Cycle ===
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*Direct and non-migratory
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*Live in the large intestine
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*Eggs are deposited on perineal skin
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*Eggs are asymmetrical and have an operculum at one end.

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PARASITES
NEMATODES



The Pin-Worms

Oxyuris equi - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

General Appearance

  • Non-bursate
  • Female tail long and tapering
  • Pharynx is double-bulbed

General Life-Cycle

  • Direct and non-migratory
  • Live in the large intestine
  • Eggs are deposited on perineal skin
  • Eggs are asymmetrical and have an operculum at one end.