Difference between revisions of "Oesophagostomum"

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=== '''''OESOPHAGOSTOMUM'' SPECIES''' ===
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''Oesophagostomum'' is from the superfamily ''Strongyloidea''.  The female is larger than the male at around 2cm in length. The family is characterized by a large buccal capsule, and has leaf crowns surrounding the mouth.
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*a typical strongyloid
 
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*found in the caecum and colon
 
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*approximately 1.5cm long
 
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*two major species but these are very similar
 
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*a periparturient egg-rise occurs, but this is not as constant as that seen in sheep
 
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*not very pathogenic, but large numbers depress milk production in sows and growth-rate in young pigs.
 
  
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'''The [[Thin Sow Syndrome]]'''
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==''O. radiatum''==
  
  
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'''NOTE''': ''[[Hyostrongylus rubidis|H. rubidis]]'' and ''Oesophagostomum'' species both produce typical [[Strongyles|strongyle]] eggs in faeces. ''H. rubidis'' is more pathogenic but produces few eggs, whereas ''Oesophagostomum'' species are prolific egg-layers but not very pathogenic. Care is therefore needed in interpreting egg-count data. Larval culture is needed to confirm presence of ''H. rubidis''.
 
 
[[Category:Strongyloidea]]
 
[[Category:Strongyloidea]]
 
[[Category:Pig_Nematodes]]
 
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Revision as of 09:08, 19 July 2010

Oesophagostomum is from the superfamily Strongyloidea. The female is larger than the male at around 2cm in length. The family is characterized by a large buccal capsule, and has leaf crowns surrounding the mouth.

O. radiatum

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