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==Introduction==

==Introduction==

''Bunostomum spp. '' are '''small intestinal [[Endoparasites|endoparasites]] of large and small ruminants and camelids'''. ''B. phlebotomum'' is seen primarily in calves and ''B. trigonocephalum'' in lambs.

''Bunostomum spp. '' are '''small intestinal endoparasites of large and small ruminants and camelids'''. ''B. phlebotomum'' is seen primarily in calves and ''B. trigonocephalum'' in lambs.

They are '''greyish-white worms, 1-3cm in length and stout in stature''', especially when compared to other [[Nematoda|nematodes]]. Their '''anterior end is bent dorsally''' giving them a hooked figuration. The '''buccal capsule is funnel shaped''' and bordered with a '''pair of chitinous cutting plates''' which serve to attach the parasite to the intestinal mucosa. They are usually only found in the '''proximal few metres of the small intestine.'''

They are '''greyish-white worms, 1-3cm in length and stout in stature''', especially when compared to other [[Nematodes|nematodes]]. Their '''anterior end is bent dorsally''' giving them a hooked figuration. The '''buccal capsule is funnel shaped''' and bordered with a '''pair of chitinous cutting plates''' which serve to attach the parasite to the intestinal mucosa. They are usually only found in the '''proximal few metres of the small intestine.'''

Eggs of ''Bunostomum spp. '' are '''irregular and ellipsoid, thin shelled and have 4-8 blastomeres'''.

Eggs of ''Bunostomum spp. '' are '''irregular and ellipsoid, thin shelled and have 4-8 blastomeres'''.

These parasites can cause both ''' [[Alimentary System - Anatomy & Physiology|gastrointestinal disease]] and also [[Skin ­ Anatomy & Physiology|integumentary damage]] during percutaneous invasion'''.

These parasites can cause both ''' [[Alimentary System|gastrointestinal disease]] and also [[Skin ­- Anatomy & Physiology|integumentary damage]] during percutaneous invasion'''.

==Signalment==

==Signalment==