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== ''Moniezia'' Species ==
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*Different species occur in sheep and cattle.
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*In the UK, Monieza is very common in lambs but rarely seen in cattle.
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*It has a typical tapeworm appearance and is some 2m long.
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*The segments are wider than they are long.
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*Although impressive when found in a lamb at post mortem examination, Monieza is of little, if any, clinical significance.
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*Some believe that it may sometimes slow growth rates, but this has not been proven under British conditions.
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*Farmers become aware of infection in late summer when spontaneous expulsion often occurs. Lengths of strobila may then be seen hanging from the back-end of lambs.
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*The eggs are similar in appearance to those of A. perfoliata.
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*Pasture mites act as intermediate hosts.
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