What is the parasite in the abomasum?
Haemonchus contortus, the “barber's pole” worm, a blood-sucking parasite of the abomasum, is one of the most significant helminth parasites of sheep and goats. It is a major cause of sheep mortality in wet and tropical climates because it draws large quantities of blood from the parasitized intestine.
Haemonchus contortus, the “barber's pole” worm, a blood-sucking parasite of the abomasum, is one of the most significant helminth parasites of sheep and goats. It is a major cause of sheep mortality in wet and tropical climates because it draws large quantities of blood from the parasitized intestine.
