In this article we will discuss about the life cycle of Ascaris suum in pigs. Eggs in faeces: It has been shown that the female of A. suum may lay as many as 2,00,000 eggs per day. The eggs are laid in the host’s (pig) intestine which are deposited outside along with faeces of host. Development in soil: A Rhabditiform [...]
In this article we will discuss about the stages involved in the life cycle of adult hookworm (explained with diagram). The adult hookworms reside in the small intestine, where they draw a bit of the mucous membrane into their buccal capsules and nourish themselves on blood and tissue juices which they suck. No intermediate host is required and like other [...]
Owing to parasitic mode of life, Liver fluke has undergone morphological, anatomical, physiological adaptations etc. to suit its existence as an endoparasite in the bile duct of sheep. These are the following: Type # 1. Morphological Adaptations: i. The body is flat and leaf like so that it can reside within the bile duct of sheep. ii. Oral sucker, acetabulum, [...]