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'''Definitive hosts''': ''D. dendriticum'' is most commonly seen in sheep, cattle, deer, and goats, but is occasionally seen in horses and pigs.
 
'''Definitive hosts''': ''D. dendriticum'' is most commonly seen in sheep, cattle, deer, and goats, but is occasionally seen in horses and pigs.
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==Identification==
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The adults measure anything between 6mm and 1.0cm long, and are semi transparent.
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The eggs are small dark-brown and are shed in the faeces by the infected host.
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==Life Cycle==
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*This is a small fluke (<1.5cm) found in the bile ducts of ruminants and some other herbivores
 
*This is a small fluke (<1.5cm) found in the bile ducts of ruminants and some other herbivores
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**They are therefore much less pathogenic than ''Fasciola'' (which burrow through the liver parenchyma)
 
**They are therefore much less pathogenic than ''Fasciola'' (which burrow through the liver parenchyma)
 
*''Dicrocoelium'' is rare in Britain, occurring mainly in the Hebrides, but is common in Europe
 
*''Dicrocoelium'' is rare in Britain, occurring mainly in the Hebrides, but is common in Europe
**Small dark-brown eggs are shed in faeces
   
**These contain a miracidium
 
**These contain a miracidium
 
**If ingested by a land snail, the flukes develop, forming cercariae
 
**If ingested by a land snail, the flukes develop, forming cercariae
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