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|name              = Trichostrongylus axei
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| Also known as:
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| '''Trichostrongylus extenuatus
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|class              = [[Nematodes|Nematoda]]
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|super-family      = [[Trichostrongyloidea]]
 
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Also known as: '''''Trichostrongylus extenuatus
 
  
 
==Hosts==
 
==Hosts==
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
''T. axei'' is a small Trichostrongyle, typically around 5mm. They are grey when young, but become reddish brown when they mature.  The spiculus are dissimilar and are not all of the same length.
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''T. axei'' are small trichostrongyle, typically aroun 5mm. They are grey when young, but become reddish brown when they mature.  The spiculus are dissimilar and are not all of the same length.
  
==Life Cycle==
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==== Life-Cycle ====
The life cycle of ''T. axei'' is typical of the superfamily [[Trichostrongyloidea]], and is direct (see [[Trichostrongyloidea - Overview|Trichostrongyloidea life cycle]]. The eggs develop into infective L3 in around one week. The larvae are then ingested by the host, and the larvae become unsheathed.  They penetrate the mucosa of the small intestine. There are two further moults, and then the larvae become adults.  
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*Typical non-migratory LC confined to stomach wall.
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*Prepatent period = 3 1/2 weeks.
  
{{Learning
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==== Pathogenicity ====
|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title:(%22Trichostrongylus+axei%22)+OR+title:(%22Trichostrongylus+extenuatus%22) ''Trichostrongylus axei'' publications]
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*Similar to ''Ostertagia'', except L3 penetrate mucosa between gastric glands. Leads to hyperplastic nodular lesions (several cms diameter) and erosions where epithelium is lost. Not usually a primary pathogen in horses.
|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=nematode Nematodes]
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[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]][[Category:Horse_Nematodes]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]][[Category:Horse_Nematodes]][[Category:Cattle_Nematodes]]
 
[[Category:Sheep_Nematodes]]
 
[[Category:Deer_Nematodes]]
 
[[Category:Goat_Nematodes]]
 
[[Category:Pig_Nematodes]]
 

Revision as of 11:24, 17 July 2010

Also known as: Trichostrongylus extenuatus

Hosts

Cattle, sheep, deer, horse, goat, donkey, pig and occasionally man.

Identification

T. axei are small trichostrongyle, typically aroun 5mm. They are grey when young, but become reddish brown when they mature. The spiculus are dissimilar and are not all of the same length.

Life-Cycle

  • Typical non-migratory LC confined to stomach wall.
  • Prepatent period = 3 1/2 weeks.

Pathogenicity

  • Similar to Ostertagia, except L3 penetrate mucosa between gastric glands. Leads to hyperplastic nodular lesions (several cms diameter) and erosions where epithelium is lost. Not usually a primary pathogen in horses.