Difference between revisions of "Haemonchus"
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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) | **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) | ||
**Blood-sucking nematode (piercing "lancet" in buccal capsule of L4 and adult worms)[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]] | **Blood-sucking nematode (piercing "lancet" in buccal capsule of L4 and adult worms)[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:09, 6 July 2010
- Haemonchus contortus (abomasum) - sheep
- 2cm long,barber's pole appearance when fresh
- 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)
- Blood-sucking nematode (piercing "lancet" in buccal capsule of L4 and adult worms)