Livestock Parasite

A parasite is an organism living in or on another organism called the host. The host is usually bigger and stronger than the parasite. The parasite derives benefits from the host while the host is harmed or injured during the association. Endoparasite are parasites that live inside the host e.g. tapeworm, liver fluke while Ectoparasite lives outside the host e.g ticks, lice, mites.

Endoparasites

1. Tape worm – A long flatworm with a very small head, neck and long segmented body. Taenia solium (botanical name) is found in pigs while Taenia saginata is found in cattle. The head called scolex has suckers and hooks with which it holds firmly to the intestinal wall of the host. Humans are primary host while pigs are secondary host.[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”]
   Life cycle of Tape Worm
   It is a hermaphrodite ie it has both male and female reproductive organs and as such can fertilise itself. When a matured and fertilized proglottide pulls off the body of the adult tape worm, it drops or passes out with faeces of man to the ground where pigs can pick it up during feeding. It eventually gets to the intestine of the pig where an enzyme acts on the egg and liberates the embryo which can find its way into the blood stream. Each embryo forms a cyst around itself to become bladder worm. When the raw or under – cooked pork of beef containing the bladderworm is eaten, the digestive enzymes of man dissolves the bladder worm and the young tapeworm with its head emerges.
   Economic Importance of Tapeworm on Man
   – Abdominal pain
   – Anaemia
   – Weakness

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