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which trematodes are common parasites of domestic species? (mongenean/digenean)
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digenean
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how do flukes get rid of their digested food?
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vomiting
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what is an acetabulum as it relates to fluke?
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sucker for attachment
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what are the six life stages of a fluke?
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egg, miracidia, sprocyst, redia, cercaria, metacarcaria, marita, adult
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what is on the outside of a miracidium?
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cilia
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what is an organ of predilection?
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organ to which parasite travels in the host
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describe what a fluke egg and fluke adult looks like
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egg - egg shaped, one operculum
adult - flat leaf shaped |
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what is the 1st IH of flukes?
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snail
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what is an operculum?
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opening at the end of egg
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what is a metacercaria and where might they be found?
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late larval stage of fluke, may be found encysted on vegetation or in transport collector hosts
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are adult rumen flukes harmful to host?
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generally no
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which fluke of cattle, sheep, and goats causes liver rot or condemnation at slaughter?
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Fasciola hepatica
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why are sheep and cattle considered "dead end hosts" for Fascioloids magna?
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no eggs are released to environment
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what is the genus species name of the Lizard poisoning fluke of cats and where does it live in DH?
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Platynosomum fastosum - bile ducts of liver
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