Life cycle

LIFE CYCLE OF CHABERTIA OVINA

  • Life cycle is direct and infection of the host occurs by ingestion of infective larva.
  • Infective larvae go and attach to the mucosa of the upper colon and enter its wall.
  • Then the larvae develop into adults.
  • Eggs appear in the faeces 48-54 days after infection.
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