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| − | + | === '''''TRICHOSTRONGYLUS TENIUS''''' === | |
| − | + | *Wide host range, but particularly important in grouse (and geese). | |
| − | + | *Found in the intestine and caeca. | |
| − | + | *Appearance, life-cycle and epidemiology of this worm very similar to that of the ''Trichostrongylus'' species of ruminants (hypobiosis can occur in winter). | |
| − | + | *On moorland, the L3 accumulate in the heather tips eaten by grouse. | |
| − | + | *Contributes to (but probably not the main cause of) the cyclical crashes in grouse populations. | |
| + | *Treatment is achieved by putting out dishes of medicated grit. | ||
| + | *Grouse are particularly vulnerable in spring (when body condition is often poor after the winter): | ||
| + | **infection | ||
| + | → reduced appetite and hypoalbuminaemia | ||
| + | → reduced survivability and egg-laying. | ||
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Revision as of 22:03, 25 June 2010
TRICHOSTRONGYLUS TENIUS
- Wide host range, but particularly important in grouse (and geese).
- Found in the intestine and caeca.
- Appearance, life-cycle and epidemiology of this worm very similar to that of the Trichostrongylus species of ruminants (hypobiosis can occur in winter).
- On moorland, the L3 accumulate in the heather tips eaten by grouse.
- Contributes to (but probably not the main cause of) the cyclical crashes in grouse populations.
- Treatment is achieved by putting out dishes of medicated grit.
- Grouse are particularly vulnerable in spring (when body condition is often poor after the winter):
- infection
→ reduced appetite and hypoalbuminaemia → reduced survivability and egg-laying.