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

STRONGYLOSIS IN SQUIRRELS

• This round worm is one of the commonly observed nematodes in squirrels in addition to Ascarids. There worms are usually present in large numbers.
• The eggs are oval shaped, thin shelled with compact yoke mass. The life cycle is direct through third stage infective larvae present in the vegetation