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Habronema and Draschia spp. (view source)
Revision as of 17:44, 20 August 2010
, 17:44, 20 August 2010→Test yourself with the Horse Nematode Flashcards
**seasonal incidence
**seasonal incidence
**affected horses may be difficult to work.
**affected horses may be difficult to work.
The adult nematode lives in the stomach of the horse and produces eggs which are then passed in the faeces and hatch into larvae. The larvae are ingested by the [[Musca spp.|house fly]] (''Musca domestica'') or [[Stomoxys calcitrans|stable fly]] (''Stomoxys calcitrans'') in their larval phase, and deposited on equine skin when they feed as adult flies.
==== Pathogenicity ====
==== Pathogenicity ====
*Regular anthelmintic treatment (adults - not required; larvae - ivermectin).
*Regular anthelmintic treatment (adults - not required; larvae - ivermectin).
*Cover or turn over dung heaps (to prevent access of flies to breeding sites or kill by composting).
*Cover or turn over dung heaps (to prevent access of flies to breeding sites or kill by composting).
Cause [[Habronemiasis, Cutaneous]]
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[[Category:Spiruroidea]][[Category:Horse_Nematodes]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]
[[Category:Spiruroidea]][[Category:Horse_Nematodes]][[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]