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Trichostrongylus axei
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Phylum: nematoda.
- Class: chromadorea.
- Order: rhabditida.
- Family: trichostrongylidae.
- Genus: trichostrongylus.
- Species: T. axei.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Often in co-infections with other parasitic gastrointestinal worms (particularly Ostertagia Ostertagia).
- Poor growth rate and diarrhea.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed Papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Van Wyk J A & Mayhew E (2013) Morphological identification of parasitic nematode infective larvae of small ruminants and cattle: A practical lab guide. Onderstepoort J Vet Res 80 (1), 1-14 PubMed.
- Hutchinson G W (2009) Nematode parasites of small ruminants, camelids and cattle diagnosis with emphasis on anthelmintic efficacy and resistance testing. Australia and New Zealand Standard Diagnostic Procedures, 22-26.
Other sources of information
- Junquera P (2018) Trichostrongylus spp, parasitic round worms of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Biology, prevention and control. Trichostrongylus colubriformis, Trichostrongylus axei. [online] Available at: http://parasitipedia.net. Last accessed 28 January 2018.
- Bowman D & Mulcahy G (2017) Equis: Trichostrongylus axei. [online] Vetlexicon Equis ISSN 2398-2977, Last accessed 28 January 2018.
- Parkinson T J, Vermunt J J & Malmo J (2010) Diseases of cattle in Australasia: a comprehensive textbook. In: New Zealand Veterinary Association Foundation for Continuing Education. pp 155-159.
- Anderson D E & Rings M (2008) In: Current Veterinary Therapy-E-Book: Food Animal Practice. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp 80.
- Foreyt W (2001) In: Veterinary Parasitology Reference manual. 5th Edn. Blackwell Publishing Company. pp 80-8.
- Blood D C, Gay C C, Radostits O M & Hinchcliff K W (2000) In: Veterinary medicine: a textbook of the diseases of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and horses. WB Saunders Company Limited. pp 1339-1347.
- Urquhart G, Armour A, Duncan J, Dunn A & Jennings F (1996) In: Veterinary Parasitology. 2nd Edn. Blackwell Publishing Company. pp 23-26.