Haemonchus (redirected from Haemonchus bedfordi)

Haemonchus

a genus of blood-sucking nematodes of the family Trichostrongylidae.

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Haemonchus bedfordi

found in African buffalo and some gazelles.

Haemonchus contortus

found in the abomasum of most ruminants and the cause of serious losses in sheep from haemonchosis. There have been attempts to subdivide the species, e.g. H. contortus cayugensis, but the differences between the subspecies have not been substantiated.

Haemonchus dinniki

found in gazelles.

Haemonchus krugeri

found in impala.

Haemonchus lawrenci

found in duiker.

Haemonchus longistipes

found in camel, dromedary.

Haemonchus mitchelli

found in gazelle, eland, oryx.

Haemonchus placei

the parasite of cattle which can cause hemonchosis in that species.

Haemonchus similis

found in cattle and deer.

Haemonchus vegliai

found in oryx, antelope.