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Summary Veterinary Parasitology

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Full summary of veterinary parasites, condensed notes to must know information for exams (easier to memorize). Especially useful for RVC BVM1, BVM2 and GAB1 students!









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CATTLE Lifecycle
LUNGWORMS PPP 3 5 weeks
= .
1 13
.
ingested on pastine
2 63 migrates to mesenteric lymph nocles
pigs fall 2 categories Dictyoculus viriparous
.




hurses , into
of cattle sheep
:
all Lungworms blood system
3. Migration to lings via lymphatic/
·
, ,




·
white , thread-like , Som long
Trichostrongyly Metastrongyles adults in trachea +brenchi
4 . Adults
produce eggs
in lings . Ll hatch .




Muellerius + Protostrungyly passed in fees
·




lance in swallowed I

Distyoculus females produce fully developed eggs S. Ll caughed airways
in I
(sheep up


cattle , sheep horse ,
Metastrongylus (pig) ("Ovi-viviparous") - hatch almost immediately 6 . L1-13 occus on pasture
(not egg)
Ll passed in feces
direct indirect-mullus IM 7 (3m
t
of fecul put on to herbage
.




or earthwor



brenchitis)
presence of warms in
long inflammation (parasitic
=




budes
different severities dependent on wom


anorexia
may
be futul care),
coughing tuchypnoea
·


,
, ,



reduced productivity epidemiology
:




similar to GIT worms
cattle : called "hush" or "house"
t
·




calves in X
·




clinically infected are usually grazing season pilobulus fungi
older unimals (if previously exposed
usually immune
found feces for breakdown

SHEEP
on
wanes + 23 high
may be effected if immunity
·




but
L3 live on Pilobolus that grow on cuttle
dung
! 13 sources on pastive :
Dictocclus larrue.
filaria-must important in sheep t goats first,
-overwinterunpastureownaanimal brunchi Coverwinter) projecting
·
Dictoculus ·



Pilobolus spaces
but little clinical/economic
Muellerius-
Protostrongylus +
-
common
importance
up to 3m away
development/hypobiosisof 14
Dictyocal arrested
in langs +
allows D viripares to contaminate green pasture
-

.




unia become infected
as cuttle
same
epidemiology 4-Sweeks
Similar to
·
D .

vinparus
(PPP longer :




·




immunity develops ↳
Milleries + Protestrongylus not much disease seen
·

indirect life cycle molluse : It ·



pour hust
immunity
·
adults
alreai/parenchyma
in common : survive

(Mellerius) or small bronchicles long time females
,



(Protestrongyls) larrae survive in faces produce many eggs ,



for long
time
no
immunity (so
Mullerius deeper in
lugs woms
in host
produce egg
for >2 years
repeatedly infected) PIGS ·
outdoor pigs

Lifecycle :
only
PPP Muelbrius = 6-10 weeks

5-6 weeks
·


ppP Protostrongylus
=
Metastrongylus spp. I Larrated egg excected in fell
.




·

adult worms in bronchioles
2
. earthwam eats egg/4
HORSE
3 similar
species very
-




- eg9
·

indirect : earthworm It . Develops 11-13 in
3 worm

·



Dictyocculus arnfieldi similar appearance to D viriparous .
4
. Pig euts worm
smaller branchi unusual but 5 L3 migrate to mesenteric LN
can
heavy infections
·




(80-150 m) in fees (not LD
.




·
similar to D visipars .
except :
embryonated eggs curse severe
long pathology then lungs
rate
and PPP is 12 weeks light infections reduce growth PPP 2-4 webs
=




contamination : dunkeysremain infected for years contaminate Curre common
of
·

main source ,



pasture , Pibulus helps
spread) quick immunity develops
not large
!
when
testing poo-test for egg
TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS
nurse all
Hurse Dunkey pigs = most significant reservoir E muscle transformed into

unusual nematode, no environmental stage with capsule t blood supply
Prevalence 10-20 % 75 % adults live for a short time
·
in intestines protected for years from immune


females from got to system
produce 21 which pass
feu
·




to
Adult worns many intercostals, remain infective for years
Stricted muscles , particularly :
daphragm
consuming tissues
,
animals

eygs infices often f many musseter, longle
-




males die after mating
5 + years
patencyiod8 months besi cannibalism
Clinical signs sometimes
rarely L
Sylva:Wildlifeeypur non specific
Cdiakmea, dyspho, moscle pain
ShastrangeX clinical
Domestic pigs :
,
signs
lats , humans

(pigs fed swill/
eat -eating cysts
codents)
at next slaughta
Chursecl=impotent
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