Abstract
Under the term gastrointestinal nematodes are included numerous parasites species of livestock belonging to the families Strongyloididae (Strongyloides), Strongylidae (Chabertia, Oesophagostomum) Trichostrongylidae (Trichostrongylus, Ostertagia, Teladorsagia, Cooperia, Marshallagia), Molineidae (Nematodirus), Ancylostomatidae (Bunostomum) and Trichuridae (Trichuris). This paper reviews the biomorphology aspects of these parasites as well as the controversy by the taxonomists in the classifications.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology
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Gastrointestinal Diseases / veterinary*
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Goat Diseases / parasitology*
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Goats / parasitology
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Helminthiasis, Animal / parasitology
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / veterinary
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Male
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Nematoda / anatomy & histology*
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Nematoda / classification
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Nematoda / embryology
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Nematoda / isolation & purification
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Nematode Infections / parasitology
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Nematode Infections / veterinary*
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Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology*
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Reproduction
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Sheep / parasitology
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Sheep Diseases / parasitology*
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Species Specificity