Veterinary Record · 1993 · 59 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineVeterinary ParasitologyVeterinary PathologyEquine MedicineHelminthologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesIntestinal ParasitologyParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic DiseasesParasitic PathologyParasitic ZoonosesDiagnostic Pathology Of ParasitesEosinophil AdhesionEosinophil RecruitmentIntestinal HistopathologyIntestinal Parasitic PathologyParasitic Disease HistopathologyParasitic LesionsZoonotic Intestinal Parasites
The intestinal tracts of 20 horses, killed at a local abattoir and of unknown age, sex and previous clinical history were examined for the presence of Anoplocephala perfoliata attached to the ileo-caecal junction. Four horses had no tape-worms, nine had one to 20 tapeworms attached to the mucosa and seven had more than 100 attached to the mucosa. The histological changes of thickening, ulceration and eosinophil infiltration of the mucosa at the ileo-caecal junction were more severe when more than 100 parasites were present.