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Below are pictures of the eggs and oocysts produced by the various parasites that commonly inhabit the internal workings of domestic animals, to be used as a guide so that you can easily identify what you see when studying fecal slides under the microscope.

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All Views are at 410x unless indicated otherwise

Sheep, Goat

Eimeria arloingi
Eimeria ovina
COCCIDIA,
causes Coccidiosis

Eimeria intricata
COCCIDIA,
causes Coccidiosis

Thysanosoma
actinioides
TAPEWORM
Very hard to find
The eggs are inside
the broken segments

Marshallagia
marshalli
STOMACH WORM

Haemonchus contortus
STOMACH WORM

Cattle, Sheep, Goat

Fascioloides magna LIVER FLUKE	Fasciola Hepatica LIVER FLUKE	Dicrocoelium dendriticum LIVER FLUKE	Dictyocaulus filaria LUNGWORM Very difficult to see in a fecal.
Moniezia Expansa TAPE WORM	Nematodirus spathiger Nematode of the small intestine	Strongyloides Papillosus Threadworm of the small intestine

Cattle

Giardia bovis BOTTOM VIEW	Giardia bovis SIDE VIEW	Giardia bovis TOP VIEW	Neoascaris vitulorum 410x
Buxtonella sulcata 410x	Eimeria zurnii COCCIDIA	Eimeria auburnensis COCCIDIA

Other ruminant parasite eggs not pictured yet.
Trichostongyle, Trichuris, Capillaria sp., skrjabinema, muellerius Capillaris, Protostrongylus,
Dictyocaulus Vivaparus, Cryptosporidium , Entamoeba bovis, Paragonimus kellicotti

Horse

There are no references here yet.

Cat and Dog

Isospora rivolta Cat COCCIDIA	Isospora felis Cat COCCIDIA	Isospora sp. COCCIDIA	Isospora canis Dog COCCIDIA	Isospora, Misc. COCCIDIA comparisons
Taenia pisiformis Dog Tapeworm	Echinococcus granulosis Dog Tapeworm	Dipylidium caninum Dog and cat Tapeworm	Taenia Taeniaeformis Dog and cat Tapeworm	Spirometra Dog and cat Tapeworm
Ancylostoma caninum Uncinaria stenocephala Dog and cat Hookworms	Ancylostoma caninum Dog Hookworm	Toxocara cati Ancylostoma caninum Cat Roundworm Dog hookworm	Toxocara cati Cat Roundworm	Toxocara canis Toxascaris leonina Dog and Cat Roundworms
Filaroides Sp. Dog stomach worm Worm is seen in feces	Physaloptera rara Dog and cat Stomach worm	Physaloptera praeputialis Dog and cat Stomach worm	Strongyloides stercoralis Dog nematode of the small intestine	Alaria Dog and cat intestinal fluke
Toxoplasma Gondii Causes Toxoplasmosis	Trichuris Vulpis Dog Whipworm	Capillaria aerophila Dog and Cat Lungworm	Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus Cat Lungworm Worm is seen in feces	Paragonimus kellicotti Cat and dog Lung fluke

Bird, Rodent, swine, and reptile sections will be added next!
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LINKS

Fecals by Sue Reith Learn how to do your own fecal exams. Sue was the guiding force behind the Para-Site
Cornell University Good article on feline parasites
Comprehensive list of feline parasites Univ. of Pennsylvania. With pictures, treatments, etc. (EXCELLENT!)
Pictures of feline endoparasites Univ. of Penn., Good color photos of common feline parasite eggs
Artifacts(psuedoparasites) found in fecal exams From the U. of P., has pictures of some common items.
Common drugs used in parasite treatment Again from the U. of P.
Livestock parasites Article by the University of Hawaii
Parasites in Ruminants Article by Mcgill University
General parasite images Univ. of OK. GOOD pictures!
Sheep and Goat dot com Many parasitological resources.

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