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| [[Strongyles - Small - Donkey|'''Small strongyles''']]
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| ''Cyathostomins''
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| Often assymptomatic, early spring larval cyathostomosis – abdominal pain, depression, diarrhoea, hyperlipaemia
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| [[Strongyles - Large - Donkey|'''Large strongyles''']]
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| ''Strongylus spp.''
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| Colic, weight loss, diarrhoea
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| [[Pinworm - Donkey|'''Pinworm''']]
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| ''Oxyuris equi''
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| Anal irritation
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| [[Ascarids - Donkey|'''Ascarids/roundworm''']]
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| ''Parascaris equorum''
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| Colic, ill thrift, obstruction in foals
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| [[Threadworm - Donkey|'''Threadworm''']]
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| ''Strongyloides westeri''
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| Diarrhoea in foals
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| [[Tapeworm - Donkey|'''Tapeworm''']]
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| ''Anoplocephala spp.''
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| Implicated in colic
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| [[Lungworm - Donkey|'''LUNGWORMS''']]
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| '''Lungworm'''
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| ''Dictyocaulus arnfieldi''
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| Rarely associated with disease in donkeys
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| [[Flukes - Donkey|'''FLUKES''']]
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| '''Liver fluke'''
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| ''Fasciola spp.''
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| Often asymptomatic
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| [[Spirurids - Donkey|'''SPIRURIDS''']]
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| ''Habronema spp.''
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| Summer sores (in the tropics)
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| [[Hydatid Cysts - Donkey|'''HYDATID CYSTS''']]
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| ''Echinococcus granulosus equinus''
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| Liver dysfunction
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| [[Bots - Donkey|'''STOMACH BOTS''']]
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| ''Gasterophilus spp.''
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| Problem caused by larvae
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| [[Onchocerciasis - Donkey|'''ONCHOCERCIASIS''']]
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| ''Onchocerca cervicalis''
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| Fistulous withers
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Latest revision as of 15:51, 21 November 2016

Common Endoparasites of Donkeys


. Common name Scientific name Clinical signs
GUT WORMS Small strongyles Cyathostomins Often assymptomatic, early spring larval cyathostomosis – abdominal pain, depression, diarrhoea, hyperlipaemia
. Large strongyles Strongylus spp. Colic, weight loss, diarrhoea
. Pinworm Oxyuris equi Anal irritation
. Ascarids/roundworm Parascaris equorum Colic, ill thrift, obstruction in foals
. Threadworm Strongyloides westeri Diarrhoea in foals
. Tapeworm Anoplocephala spp. Implicated in colic
LUNGWORMS Lungworm Dictyocaulus arnfieldi Rarely associated with disease in donkeys
FLUKES Liver fluke Fasciola spp. Often asymptomatic
SPIRURIDS . Habronema spp. Summer sores (in the tropics)
HYDATID CYSTS . Echinococcus granulosus equinus Liver dysfunction
STOMACH BOTS . Gasterophilus spp. Problem caused by larvae
ONCHOCERCIASIS . Onchocerca cervicalis Fistulous withers
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