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Parasitic Gastroenteritis (view source)
Revision as of 14:43, 12 January 2009
, 14:43, 12 January 2009→Rate of Infection
Development from L1 → L2 → L3 is temperature dependent. Also, the L3 cannot feed as it is ensheathed (i.e. enclosed in the shed L2 cuticle). Its life-span therefore depends on how quickly its food stores are used up, and this too is temperature dependent as metabolism is faster in warm weather.
Development from L1 → L2 → L3 is temperature dependent. Also, the L3 cannot feed as it is ensheathed (i.e. enclosed in the shed L2 cuticle). Its life-span therefore depends on how quickly its food stores are used up, and this too is temperature dependent as metabolism is faster in warm weather.
''Infective larvae (L3) overwinter on pasture''
''Infective larvae (L3) overwinter on pasture''