Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Morphological characterization of Haemonchus contortus in goats (Capra hircus) and sheep (Ovis aries) in Penang, Malaysia.
- Journal:
- Tropical biomedicine
- Year:
- 2007
- Authors:
- Rahman, Wahab A & Abd Hamid, Suhaila
- Affiliation:
- School of Biological Sciences
Abstract
The large stomach worm, Haemonchus contortus is an important pathogen of goats (Capra hircus) and sheep (Ovis aries). This paper describes characteristics of surface cuticular ridges (synlophe) of H. contortus adults from the two hosts. There were more ridges in H. contortus from goats compared to that from sheep. Total body length, vulvar morphology, spicule length and cervical papillae had been considered as markers of physical adaptation and were studied and described.
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