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Cooperia spp
Synonym(s): Cooperiosis
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Phylum: nematoda.
- Class: secernentea.
- Superfamily: trichostrongyloidea.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- Cooperia oncophora is generally considered to be only mildly pathogenic in calves, rarely causing reduced growth rates, but in association with Ostertagia ostertagi Ostertagia ostertagi, it is an important contributor to parasitic gastroenteritis in young calves.
- C. pectinata, C. punctata and C. surnabada (C. mcmasteri) infections can cause enteritis and diarrhea.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed Papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Ballweber L R (2006) Endoparasite Control. Vet Clin Food Anim Pract 22, 451–461.
- Hammerberg B (1986) Pathophysiology of nematodiasis in cattle. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract 2, 225–34.
- Borgsteede F H M & Hendriks J (1974) Identification of infective larvae of gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle. Tijdschr. Dlergeneesk 99, 103-113.
- Williams J C & Mayhew R L (1967) Survival of infective larvae of cattle nematodes Cooperia punctata, Trichostrongylus axei, and Oesophagostomum radiatum. American J Veterinary Res 28, 629–40.
Other sources of information
- Taylor M A, Coop R L & Wall R L (2016) Chapter 8 - Parasites of Cattle. In: Veterinary Parasitology. 4th edn. John Wiley & Sons, UK. pp 380-382.
- Taylor M (2015) Chapter 21, Applied Clinical Parasitology for Cattle Practitioners. In: Bovine Medicine. 3rd edn. John Wiley & Sons, UK. pp 198-210.
- Taylor M A (2004) Chapter 60, Antiparasitics. Blackwell Science Ltd, 9600 Grassington Road, UK. pp 1019-1034.