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Articles - Fecal Slides? See For Yourself What Those Nasty Bugs Look Like!

Fecal Slides?  See For Yourself What Those Nasty Bugs Look Like! Electron Microscope looks at the Barber Pole Worm In Action..
Haemonchus contortus  A Quick Killer!   CHECK FOR ANEMIA 1st. Dry lot your alpaca to break the cycle.   Send fresh fecals to Oregon State Vet Diagnostic Lab 541-737-3261
The deadly E Mac. Even one egg requires your attention.


Haemonchus Contortus Eggs
Haemonchus contortus (Barber Pole Worm)
Cylindrically shaped, tapered at both ends, looks like brown worms
Gastrointestinal nematodes, commonly known as worms results
in anemia, low packed cell volume (PCV), diarrhea, dehydration
and internal fluid accumulation are common signs.
Environment with high temperatures, humidity, and rainfall exacerbate growth.

Detect using the FAMACHA method of checking  eyelids for
evidence of anemia. Treat immediately.



Nematodirus (lg.eye), 2 Trichuris, 2 E Mac Water Bubbles
E Mac, Coccidia, Water Bubble
Nematodirus & Trichuris
Weed Seed
Looks ominous but isn't
Trichuris, Coccidia, Water Bubbles & a Weed Seed
Close up of a Nematodirus & a Trichuris (upper right)
Trichuris
Trichuris