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| − | | '''Barber's pole worm
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| − | | The most important veterinary species
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| − | |'''''Contortus'''''
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| − | ===Introduction===
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| − | Haemonchus contortus is a nematode parasite from the family '''Trichostrongyloidea.''' It is found worldwide, and is an extremely important parasite of sheep and goats, particularly in tropical/ subtropical regions.
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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 anthelemintics which is posing a real problem, making sheep and goat farming extremely difficult in some areas of the country.
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| − | '''Scientific Classification'''
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| − | | Kingdom
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| − | | Animalia
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| − | | Phylum
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| − | | Nematoda
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| − | | Sercernentea
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| − | | Rhabditia
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| − | | Strongylida
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| − | | Genus
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| − | | Haemonchus
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| − | | Species
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| − | | '''F. Hepatica'''
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| − | *''Haemonchus contortus'' (abomasum) - sheep
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| − | **2cm long,'''barber's pole''' appearance when fresh
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| − | **Primarily a tropical/sub-tropical parasite, although may cause problems in the UK (was restricted to SE England but has spread north to Scotland due to warmer, wetter winters in recent years)
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| − | **Blood-sucking nematode (piercing "lancet" in buccal capsule of L4 and adult worms)[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]]
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