Parasites in Animal Production
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Contact Information

Why should we study parasitology?

Goals and Objectives

Definitions

Definitions

Example of Zoonotic Disease

Definitions

Definitions

Direct Life-Cycle

Indirect Life-Cycle

Definitions

Nematodes

Gastrointestinal (GI) Nematodes

GI Nematodes

Haemonchus contortus

GI Nematodes

Ostertagia ostertagi

GI Nematodes

Trichostrongylus axei

Whipworms

Trichuris ovis

Lung Nematodes

Clinical Presentation

Dictyocaulus viviparous

Dictyocaulus viviparous

Platyhelminthes (flatworms)

Tapeworms (Cestodes)

Tapeworms (Cestodes)

Taenia saginata

Liver Flukes (Trematodes)

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Fasciola hepatica

Protozoa

Apicomplexa

Coccidia Life-Cycle

Eimeria

Eimeria

Clinical Signs

Cryptosporidium parvum

Cryptosporidium parvum

Clinical Disease

Toxoplasma gondii

Definitive Host

Toxoplasma gondii

Sarcocystis

Neospora caninum

Neospora caninum

Flagellates

Tritrichomonas foetus

Tritrichomonas foetus

Tritrichomonas foetus

Ectoparasites of Cattle

Ectoparasites of Sheep

Cattle Bot (Hypoderma lineatum)

Fly Strike (myiasis)

Sheep Nasal Bots (Oestrus ovis)

Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)

Miscellaneous Flies

Lice

Mites

Sarcoptes

Psoroptes

Chorioptes

Diseases with Arthropod Vectors

Bluetongue Virus

Clinical Signs

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Babesiosis

Babesia bigemina

Anaplasmosis

Strategic Control Programs

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GI Nematodes

Route of Infection

Host - Environment - Pathogen

GI Nematodes

Tapeworm Control

Moniezia

Taenia saginata

Tapeworm Control (zoonotic)

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Flukes

Protozoa

Eimeria (coccidiosis)

Eimeria Control

Cryptosporidia Control

Adequate Passive Immunity

Tritrichomonas

Clinical Diagnosis

Control of Ectoparasites

Classes of Anthelmintics

Mechanism of Action

Mechanisms of Action

Nerve Synapse

Mechanisms of Action

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