LUNGWORM
A KILLER IN CATTLE Although both sheep and cattle are affected by lungworm the effects of the parasite are particularly severe on young cattle. As waves of the worm penetrate the lungs on their way into the air sacs the damage can be extreme. Apart from the restriction on breathing
caused by the reduction in healthy lung tissue and the physical presence of mucous the damage done by the penetration of the parasite makes calves .highly susceptible to other lung diseases. Even if it survives the restriction on its respiration the animal is very prone to pleurisy and pneumonia
and with that kind of burden will never make the weight gains that are vital in early life. And often additional stress of feed or movement on a lungworm infected beast will
simply be too much. NOTE; There are two different species of lungworm — Dictyocaulus filaria in sheep and Dictyocaulus viviparus in cattle.
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33383, 15 November 1973, Page 11
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