The PARASITE

The ParaSite A Pacapacas Farm
Rick and Terry Simpson
HC 79 Box 52-E
Romney, WV 26757
(304) 822-3494
apacapacas@apacapacas.com

Below are pictures of the eggs and oocysts produced by the various parasites that commonly inhabit the internal workings of domestic animals, to be used as a guide so that you can easily identify what you see when studying fecal slides under the microscope.

Click the thumnails for descriptions and more details. All Views are at 410x unless indicated otherwise.

Sheep, Goat

Eimeria arloingi Eimeria ovina COCCIDIA, causes Coccidiosis	Eimeria intricata COCCIDIA, causes Coccidiosis	Thysanosoma actinioides TAPEWORM Very hard to find The eggs are inside the broken segments
Marshallagia marshalli STOMACH WORM	Haemonchus contortus STOMACH WORM

Cattle, Sheep, Goat

Fascioloides magna LIVER FLUKE	Fasciola Hepatica LIVER FLUKE	Dicrocoelium dendriticum LIVER FLUKE	Dictyocaulus filaria LUNGWORM Very difficult to see in a fecal.
Moniezia Expansa TAPE WORM	Nematodirus spathiger Nematode of the small intestine	Strongyloides Papillosus Threadworm of the small intestine

Cattle

Giardia bovis BOTTOM VIEW	Giardia bovis SIDE VIEW	Giardia bovis TOP VIEW	Neoascaris vitulorum 410x
Buxtonella sulcata 410x	Eimeria zurnii COCCIDIA	Eimeria auburnensis COCCIDIA

Other ruminant parasite eggs not pictured yet:
Trichostongyle, Trichuris, Capillaria sp., skrjabinema, muellerius Capillaris, Protostrongylus,
Dictyocaulus Vivaparus, Cryptosporidium , Entamoeba bovis, Paragonimus kellicotti

Horse

There are no references here yet.

Cat and Dog

Isospora rivolta Cat COCCIDIA	Isospora felis Cat COCCIDIA	Isospora sp. COCCIDIA	Isospora canis Dog COCCIDIA
Isospora, Misc. COCCIDIA comparisons	Taenia pisiformis Dog Tapeworm	Echinococcus granulosis Dog Tapeworm	Dipylidium caninum Dog and cat Tapeworm
Taenia Taeniaeformis Dog and cat Tapeworm	Spirometra Dog and cat Tapeworm	Ancylostoma caninum Uncinaria stenocephala Dog and cat Hookworms	Ancylostoma caninum Dog Hookworm
Toxocara cati Ancylostoma caninum Cat Roundworm Dog hookworm	Toxocara cati Cat Roundworm	Toxocara canis Toxascaris leonina Dog and Cat Roundworms	Filaroides Sp. Dog stomach worm Worm is seen in feces
Physaloptera rara Dog and cat Stomach worm	Physaloptera praeputialis Dog and cat Stomach worm	Strongyloides stercoralis Dog nematode of the small intestine	Alaria Dog and cat intestinal fluke
Toxoplasma Gondii Causes Toxoplasmosis	Trichuris Vulpis Dog Whipworm	Capillaria aerophila Dog and Cat Lungworm	Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus Cat Lungworm Worm is seen in feces
Paragonimus kellicotti Cat and dog Lung fluke

Looking for good pictures of parasite eggs in alpacas, llamas, horses, birds, rodents, swine, and reptiles. If you know where they might be obtained, please email me to let me know.

Here is a .PDF file with good information about parasites: Purdy Parasite Page.

LINKS

Fecals by Fiasco Farm Learn how to do your own fecal exams.
Cornell University Good article on feline parasites
Ohio State University Meningeal Worm Infection in Llamas and Alpacas
Stephen R. Purdy, DVM Meningeal Worm Infection
Descriptions and Life Cycles of Some Parasites That Infect Goats These parasites also infect alpacas, so this site is WELL worth a good look!
Comprehensive list of feline parasites Univ. of Pennsylvania. With pictures, treatments, etc. (EXCELLENT!)
Common drugs used in parasite treatment Again from the U. of P.
Livestock parasites Article by the University of Hawaii
Parasites in Ruminants Article by Mcgill University
General parasite images Univ. of OK. GOOD pictures!
Sheep and Goat dot com Many parasitological resources

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