ostertagiasis

ostertagiasis
os·ter·ta·gi·a·sis (os″tər-tə-jiґə-sis) infection of the abomasum of a ruminant by nematodes of the genus Ostertagia. In lambs and calves, if there are large numbers of adult worms the host may suffer from anorexia and diarrhea. In older animals, when the resident worm population yields large numbers of larvae, the result is edema and thickening of the abomasal mucosa, with chronic diarrhea and emaciation that can be fatal.

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  • Robert von Ostertag — (March 24, 1864 October 7, 1940) was a German veterinarian who was a native of Schwäbisch Gmünd. He studied medicine in Berlin and veterinary medicine in Stuttgart, and afterwards was a professor of hygiene at Tierärztliche Hochschule Stuttgart… …   Wikipedia

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