VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

Strongyloidosis in Russells’ viper

STRONGYLODOSIS IN RUSSELLS’ VIPER

• These peculiar nematodes lead a heterogenetic lifecycle.
• The parasitic forms are usually parthenogenetic and produces generations without fertilization.
• The eggs are small, oval, with developing larvae inside.