Ruminant Parasites

List the 3 genera of nematodes that inhabit the abomasum of ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats in particular)

1. 2. 3.

List 3 genera of nematodes found in the small intestine of ruminants

1. 2. 3.

List 3 genera of nematodes found in the cecum or large colon of ruminants

1. 2. 3.

What is the single most important nematode pathogen of cattle and where does it live?

1. 2.

What are the 2 clinical syndromes associated with this nematode?

1. 2.

List 2 diagnostic tests that are pathognomonic for this condition and be able to describe the pathogenesis that leads to this

1. 2.

What is the single most important nematode pathogen of sheep and where is it found?

1. 2.

What are the most common clinical findings in sheep with this infection?

1. 2. 3.

Name the lungworm of cattle

Of goats...

Large animal practitioners and veterinary parasitologists lump a number of parasites together as the cause of Parasitic Gastroenteritis complex (PGE) because there is a group of them that cause weight loss and diarrhea but aren't so distinct as those mentioned above. Name 3 genera of nematodes that you'd lump into this category.

1. 2. 3.

As a hint, Oesophagostomum radiatum isn't one of those 3 because it causes some distinct lesions. What are they and where does it cause them

Name the botfly problem in cattle. Where are the lesions and when do these occur?

Name 2 genera of liver flukes that affect ruminants

1. 2.

Name 3 mites that occur on cattle. Are any of these reportable diseases?

1. 2. 3.

Name 2 blood-borne parasites of cattle

1. 2.

Pig Parasites

What parasite(s) of pigs are transmitted by the transmammary route?

How old must a piglet be to pass ascarid eggs?

What is the life cycle of Trichinella spiralis?

How do pigs become infected with T. spiralis?

What other important zoonotic disease is transmitted to and from pigs this way?

Name 3 parasites that could be expected as problems in a confinement hog operation

1. 2. 3.

Name 2 that require pasture or dirt lots

1. 2.

What is the kidney worm of swine?

What is Macracanthorhyncus hirudinaceous and how do pigs get infected?

Name the most important mite of pigs

What causes 'pimply gut' in pigs?

What causes 'milk spots' in pigs. What are they and how do they form?

What causes 'thumps' in pigs?