Common Diseases of Farm Animals by D. V. M. R. A. Craig
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page 254 of 328 (77%)
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ADULT FORMS Name Host Organ Taenia expansa Sheep and ox Intestine Taenia fimbriata Sheep Liver Taenia denticulata Cattle Intestine Taenia alba Cattle Intestine Taenia perfoliata Solipeds Intestine Taenia mamillana Solipeds Intestine Taenia echinococcus Dog Intestine LARVAL FORMS Name Host Cysticercus bovis Cattle Cysticercus cellulosa Swine and man Cysticercus tennicollis Cattle, sheep and swine Coenurus cerebralis Cattle and sheep Echinococcus polymorphus Cattle, sheep, swine and man The adult tapeworms _Taeniae saginata_ and _soleum_, of which the _Cysticerci bovis_ and _cellulosa_ are the larvae forms, occur in man. The larvae are present in meat and pork, and this form of parasitism is termed beef measles in cattle and pork measles in hogs. Man becomes host for these two forms of tapeworms through eating measly pork or beef that is not properly cooked. |
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