Life cycle

LIFE CYCLE

  • Is direct, eggs developed into infective stage in 14 days. Infection of chicken by ingestion of egg containing L2 stage.
  • L2 hatch in the intestine move to caecal mucosa and remain there for 2 to 5 days and moult to L3 in the lumen of caecum on 6th day of infection.
  • L4 in 10 days and L5 in 15 days. Prepatent period is 24 to 30 days, earthworm may act as transport host.
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