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[[Image:Nematodirus ruminant.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Nematodirus'' from ruminant faeces - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]

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===Identification===

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A mature adult is around 2cm longer. The female has a prominent spine projecting from the end. The male has a very long slender tail with spicules extended past the bursa.

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''N. battus'' eggs are larger than the typical egg of a '''Trichostrongyle''', and have a brownish colouration, with parallel sides.

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''N. battus'' can only hatch from eggs excreted on to pasture in the previous year.

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~~A mature adult is around 2cm longer. The female has a prominent spine projecting from the end. The male has a very long slender tail with spicules extended past the bursa.~~

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~~''N. battus'' eggs are larger than the typical egg of a '''Trichostrongyle''', and have a brownish colouration, with parallel sides.~~

[[Nematodirosis - Sheep]]

[[Category:Trichostrongyloidea]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]

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