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Also known as: '''''Barber's pole worm Haemonchus placei
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|name              = Haemonchus
 
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Within the UK, it is found most commonly in the South, where the climate tends to be a little warmer and drier.  Some have shown complete resistance to current anthelmintics which is posing a real problem, making sheep and goat farming extremely difficult in some areas of the country.
 
Within the UK, it is found most commonly in the South, where the climate tends to be a little warmer and drier.  Some have shown complete resistance to current anthelmintics which is posing a real problem, making sheep and goat farming extremely difficult in some areas of the country.
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Predilection site: '''Abomasum
    
===Identification===
 
===Identification===
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L3 then moults into L4 within 48hrs. The L4 then penetrate the lining of the abomasum using their anterior spicules.  L4 are able to draw blood from the host through the buccal capsule, causing severe anaemia in some cases.  As adults they are able to move freely along the mucosal surface.
 
L3 then moults into L4 within 48hrs. The L4 then penetrate the lining of the abomasum using their anterior spicules.  L4 are able to draw blood from the host through the buccal capsule, causing severe anaemia in some cases.  As adults they are able to move freely along the mucosal surface.
 
Eggs are subsequently shed onto pasture by the host within 3 weeks of infection, and the life cycle continues.
 
Eggs are subsequently shed onto pasture by the host within 3 weeks of infection, and the life cycle continues.
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==Literature Search==
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Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation).
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Haemonchus+contortus%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&publishedstart=2000&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all&x=58&y=16 ''Haemonchus contortus'' publications since 2000]
     
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