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[[Dictyocaulus viviparus|''Dictyocaulus Viviparus'' - Bovine Lungworm]]

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'''[[Dictyocaulus viviparus|''Dictyocaulus Viviparus'' - Bovine Lungworm]]

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'''[[Dictiocaulus filaria|''Dictyocaulus filaria'' - Ovine Lungworm]]

*''Dictyocaulus arnfieldi'' causes [[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Dictyocaulus arnfieldi|cough in horses]]

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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

[[Dictyocaulus arnfieldi|''Dictyocaulus arnfieldi'' - Equine Lungworm]]

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