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- 2. While rumen fluke eggs may appear colourless on faecology, liver fluke eggs appear what colour?
- 4. The presence of proteinaceous fluid in the abdomen.
- 6. This type of summer increases the risk of fluke infection.
- 7. The lifecycle stage (plural) of liver fluke that enters the mudsnail (IH).
- 8. Rumen fluke eggs seen on faecal examination indicated treatment is needed - true or false?
- 11. The only flukicide that kills early immature fluke.
- 12. These animals are most commonly affected by mature liver fluke.
- 14. The correct term for an infection with rumen fluke.
- 16. A condition resulting from an abnormally low number of erythrocytes, an abnormally low Hgb concentration in erythrocytes, or an abnormally low diameter of erythrocytes.
- 17. Where adult liver fluke are mainly found & feed [2 words, no space].
- 20. The proper term for an infection with liver fluke.
- 22. The lifecycle stage (plural) of rumen fluke that is pathogenic.
- 24. This flukicide is one that targets adult and late immature liver fluke.
- 25. Another site where mature liver fluke may be found.
- 27. The prepatent period of liver fluke is approximately how many weeks?
- 28. The result of a heavy infection of the pathogenic stage of rumen fluke.
- 31. The genus of the main intermediate host for both liver fluke and rumen fluke.
- 32. This group of bacteria multiply in livers damaged by liver fluke
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- 1. An abnormally low level of albumin in the blood.
- 3. The lifecycle stage (plural) of liver fluke that exits the mud snail (IH).
- 5. The pathophysiology of immature liver fluke: Causing trauma to the liver parenchyma and ?
- 9. These animals are most likely to suffer sudden death from liver fluke.
- 10. The form of liver fluke infection whose pathogenesis is the ingestion of huge numbers (>2000) of metacercaria.
- 11. Sheep are typically treated for liver fluke before this event each Sept/Oct.
- 13. The class of parasites to which both liver fluke and rumen fluke belong.
- 15. This type of winter increases the risk of fluke infection.
- 18. The site of the pathogenic lifecycle stage of rumen fluke.
- 19. A good time to treat cattle for liver fluke.
- 21. The only flukicide that can treat rumen fluke infections (off label).
- 23. This flukicide is one that targets adult liver fluke only.
- 26. The colloquial name for submandibular oedema.
- 27. Cattle are usually treated 8-10 weeks after what event in Spring?
- 29. Month that the DAFM typically publishes its fluke forecast.
- 30. The form of liver fluke infection whose pathogenesis is the ingestion of 200-500 metacercaria.
