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[[Parasitic Bronchitis - Cattle]]

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==Ovine Lungworm==

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'''''Dictyocaulus filaria'''''

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**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.

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=== Life-Cycles ===

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*Similar to ''D. viviparus'' in cattle, i.e. direct life-cycle

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*Prepatent period 5 weeks

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=== Epidemiology ===

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*'''''Dictyocaulus filaria'''''

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**Similar to ''D. viviparus'' in cattle

[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]]

[[Category:Cattle_Nematodes]]

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