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  Experimental Fascioloides magna infections of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) -- Foreyt 28 (2): 183 -- ...
Experimental Fascioloides magna infections of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) -- Foreyt 28 (2): 183 -- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Experimental Fascioloides magna infections of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus)
At necropsy, 205 F. magna, including 12 encapsulated mature and 193 nonencapsulated immature flukes were recovered from liver, lungs, and free in abdominal and thoracic spaces of the white-tailed deer.
www.jwildlifedis.org /cgi/content/abstract/28/2/183   (266 words)

  
 Fasciola magna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
magna is one of the largest known trematodes and is commonly found in the Great Lakes Region.
magna penetrate the gut of the white tailed deer and migrate through the peritoneal cavity to the liver.
Due to the encapsulation of the fluke in the liver parenchyma and lack of communication with the bile duct, eggs from F.
cvm.msu.edu /courses/MIC569/docs/parasite/n/fmagna.htm   (358 words)

  
 Fascioloides magna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fascioloides magna, also known as Large American liver fluke or Giant liver fluke, is a parasitic flatworm in the class Trematoda, Phylum Platyhelminthes, which grows to a maximum length of 100 millimeters, and is thick and oval in shape.
Fascioloides magna was once limited to North America, but a translocation of wapiti to Italy in the 19th century led to establishing the parasite in Europe.
magna in white-tailed deer, and rafoxanide has been used successfully against natural infections in cattle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fascioloides_magna   (653 words)

  
 Fascioloides magna
Fascioloides magna is up to 100 mm long, thick, and oval; it is distinguished from Fasciola spp by the lack of an anterior projecting cone.
When domestic ruminants and deer share the same grazing, the presence of disease due to F magna should be kept in mind.
Control of the intermediate host (lymnaeid snails) may be possible once it has been identified in a region and the nature of its habitat examined.
www.mrsci.com /Parasitology/Fascioloides_magna.php   (324 words)

  
 Minnesota's Moose Mystery - Research Summary - Liver flukes
The liver fluke of deer, Fascioloides magna, is a parasitic flatworm.
Magna has not been reported in moose and never has there been a documented case of death as a result of infection.
Magna is native to North America; however, it was first found in deer and cattle in Italy in 1875, probably as a direct result of importation of elk from the United States.
www.fws.gov /midwest/agassiz/moosesite/fluke.html   (787 words)

  
 Susceptibility of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) to experimentally-induced Fascioloides magna infections -- Foreyt 32 ...
Susceptibility of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) to experimentally-induced Fascioloides magna infections -- Foreyt 32 (3): 556 -- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Susceptibility of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) to experimentally-induced Fascioloides magna infections
Eggs of F. magna were detected in the feces of the deer on postinoculation days 199 and 211, respectively.
www.jwildlifedis.org /cgi/content/abstract/32/3/556   (225 words)

  
 DNR - Deer Liver Fluke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The trematode frequently found in the liver of deer is known as the large American liver fluke.
Its scientific name is Fascioloides magna (from Latin: fasciola = band, magna = large), and is in the class Trematoda (flukes), phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms).
A survey in Michigan indicated 20-35% of the deer in the Upper Peninsula, and 7-15% of those in the northern half of the Lower Peninsula are infected.
www.michigan.gov /dnr/1,1607,7-153-10370_12150_12220-26639--,00.html   (932 words)

  
 Fascioloides magna - The Merck Veterinary Manual
While the eggs of Fascioloides magna resemble those of Fasciola hepatica, this is of limited use; eggs usually are not passed in cattle and sheep.
When domestic ruminants and deer share the same grazing, the presence of disease due to Fascioloides magna should be kept in mind.
Oxyclozanide has been reported to be effective against Fascioloides magna in white-tailed deer, and rafoxanide has been used successfully against natural infections in cattle.
www.merckvetmanual.com /mvm/htm/bc/22704.htm   (357 words)

  
 Australia.Merial.com : Producers : Beef : Disease Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In cattle, a capsule is formed around the fluke which prevents passage of eggs.
Fascioloides eggs are passed in the faeces of infected deer, the normal host.
magna is not normally a parasite in cattle but infection occurs when cattle graze in the same areas as deer.
au.merial.com /producers/beef/disease/fascioloides.html   (213 words)

  
 Liver Flukes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Parasitic disease of ruminants caused by infection with a flatworm, particularly the giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna.
magna removed from a capsule (host-derived tissue) in liver, white-tailed deer
magna can be found in the southeastern United States, the Great Lakes basin, Labrador and northern Quebec, the Pacific Northwest including Vancouver Island, the Rocky Mountains of BC/AB and isolated pockets in central Saskatchewan.
www.unbc.ca /nlui/wildlife_diseases_bc/liver_flukes.htm   (690 words)

  
 Bibliography of Parasites of Bison
Swales, W.E. The life cycle of Fascioloides magna (Bassi, 1875), the large liver fluke of ruminants, in Canada, with observations on the bionomics of the larval stages and the intermediate hosts, pathology of Fasciolodiasis magna and control measures.
The morphology and bionomics of the egg and larval stages are described, particular attention being given to the nonparasitic stages.
Swales, W.E. Further studies on Fascioloides magna (Bassi, 1875) Ward, 1917, as a parasite of ruminants.
www.montana.edu /~wwwcbs/parabib.html   (7179 words)

  
 Medscape MEDLINE search: Fasciolidae
Natural infection of a horse with Fascioloides magna.
Monitoring and treatment of Fascioloides magna in semi-farm red deer husbandry in Croatia.
The presence of American liver fluke (Fascioloides magna) in Croatian wild ruminant species was detected for the first time in January 2000.
search.medscape.com /uslclient/searchMedline.do?queryText=Fasciolidae   (853 words)

  
 Psychologia a patopsychologia dietata 1/2002
Control of fascioloidosis (Fascioloides magna Bassi, 1875) in red and roe deer
In contrast with S antigen, ES anti-gen appears to be more immunogenic and present the more efficient way to protect against larval toxocarosis.
(Rafendazol premix) applied in medicated food was studied in red deer and roe deer naturally infected with the giant liver fluke Fascioloides magna.
www.sav.sk /journals/helm/2002_02.htm   (1776 words)

  
 wapiti.net Discussions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The paraciticide added to this Ivomec product is for the control of the sheep liver fluke, Fascioloides hepatica.
The giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna, of deer and elk is controlled poorly with this product.
Treatment of pregnant elk didn't seem to have an affect on the fetus.
www.wapiti.net /discussion/showPost.cfm?post=4970   (78 words)

  
 Australia.Merial.com : Producers : Sheep : Disease Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Home > Producers > Sheep > Disease Information > Fascioloides
Snails should be controlled by chemical treatment of pastures where they exist.
F. magna migratory tracts on rumen and diaphragm
au.merial.com /producers/sheep/disease/fascio.html   (200 words)

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