Difference between revisions of "Dictyocaulus"

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-[[Dictyocaulus viviparus|''Dictyocaulus Viviparus'' - Bovine Lungworm]]
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+'''[[Dictyocaulus viviparus|''Dictyocaulus Viviparus'' - Bovine Lungworm]]
+'''[[Dictiocaulus filaria|''Dictyocaulus filaria'' - Ovine Lungworm]]
 *''Dictyocaulus arnfieldi'' causes [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Dictyocaulus arnfieldi|cough in horses]]
-==Ovine Lungworm==
-'''''Dictyocaulus filaria'''''
-**Most important lungworm of sheep and goats. It is associated with chronic cough and unthriftiness in lambs and kids. Sporadic in temperate areas. Disease outbreaks more likely in warmer climates.
-=== Life-Cycles ===
-*Similar to ''D. viviparus'' in cattle, i.e. direct life-cycle
-*Prepatent period 5 weeks
-=== Epidemiology ===
-*'''''Dictyocaulus filaria'''''
-**Similar to ''D. viviparus'' in cattle
 [[Dictyocaulus arnfieldi|''Dictyocaulus arnfieldi'' - Equine Lungworm]]