Friday, December 3, 2010

Insight or an general overview on Horse parasites

Horses, like all other mammals large and small, can fall prey to parasites. These creatures, which are defined as organisms that live in or on and feed off of another organism can be found almost everywhere and your horse's body to go with any evidence. There is almost no way to be sure that your horse has ingested parasites, but fortunately there are a few ways to tell if she has a parasite infection.
To begin, it is important to know what the most important parasites are likely to invade your horse.
Ascaris
Round worms known as nematodes and the many different phylum has more than 28 000 different species. Horses are very likely meeting roundworms called roundworms. These tiny worms (actually quite large compared to other nematodes) live in the intestines.
There are several concerns associated with these worms. Given a sufficiently large pest, your horse will end up with severely compromised nutrition. These nematodes will mainly eat mostly digested food that is past them in the gut. If your horse is no longer receiving the food they need, they are weak and listless, they eventually die without care.
At the same time would seriously undermine the cause of intestinal blockage. Your horse may appear colicky behavior and uncomfortable with pain.
The larvae of these worms can be the arteries and make their way into the lungs and liver where they can cause serious damage.
Strongyloides
Also called nematodes, these nematodes are much smaller than roundworms, usually when no more than two millimeters. Even less probable that these worms will cause an intestinal blockage, they are certainly dangerous.
These worms are rarely taken, and usually enters the body by cutting his way through the skin, often while the animal. Once in the bloodstream, they will move until they reach the small intestine. Sometimes it's not unusual for the red thread worms in the blood leaving the lungs as they are coughed out. Once in the mouth or throat, they are then swallowed, allowing access to the small intestine.
The worms can cause damage that is important, because they love to travel throughout the body. In the lungs, causing the symptoms not unlike pneumonia, making diagnosis very difficult. The accurate way to detect the attack is through faecal testing.
Botflies
A horn, in contrast to the other parasites that are actually an arthropod. It is a winged flies and its status as a parasite is derived from the fact that her eggs ingested and get into the body of another animal.
If you suspect botflies in the area (usually in late summer or early autumn), make sure your horse for her tiny yellow dots. These may Hornet eggs. Carefully scrape them away is the only way to remove them, and if left on the hair, they will dig into the skin. These eggs can be eaten like a horse rubs her face in places where eggs were laid.
Prevention
Preventing your horse from contracting the parasite is notoriously difficult. Since most parasites are passed in faeces, it is important to the area where a horse can be, especially when feeding and watering can be done purely for excrement.
If you suspect your horse, worms or other parasites, or if you have seen worms in the stool of your horse, it's a good idea to your vet about getting a horse dewormer contact number.

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