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Ostertagia circumcincta

Teladorsagia circumcincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Trichostrongylidae
Genus: Teladorsagia
Species: T. circumcincta
Binomial name
Teladorsagia circumcincta
(Stadelman, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Ostertagia circumcincta

Teladorsagia circumcincta (also known as Ostertagia circumcincta) is a parasitic nematode that infects sheep and goats. The brownish worms infect the gastric glands of the stomach and lead to weight loss, decreased wool production and death.


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