Flashcards
Internal Parasites - Parasitology
Cards in this deck (9)
- 1General signs of Worm InfestationDiarrhoea
Weight loss
Colic
Lack of Appetite - 2Classification of Common Equine Internal ParasitesNematodes - Pinworms
Cestodes - Tapeworms
Arthropods - Bot flies - 3Large StrongylesRedworm
Dark red
Larvae migrate through blood vessels - 4LifeCycle of Large StrongylesAdults attach to wall of Large Intestine
lay eggs which pass to faeces
when ingested causes inflammation in BV - 5Ascarids Life CycleCause Impaction colic and damage liver and lungs
Founds in Small intestines in Foals up to 3yo
Passed out onto pasture
Developed in lungs and coughed up and swallowed - 6Life cycle of Bots (Gastrophilius)Remove eggs with bot knife
During summer
Found on horses legs and shoulders
Attach to stomach lining - 7PinwormsTail rubbing
spend life in Intestinal Lumen
White roundworm - 8ThreadwormInfective Larvae pass to foal in mare's milk
Contact vet
Infects foal liver and lungs - 9LungwormsSlender white
Infects donkeys who tolerate them
Horse's cough, increased repiratory rate and nasal discharge