Ectoparasites

Question 1

What main ectoparasites do alpacas get?

Answer 1

Mange mites - chorioptes and scabies
Lice
Flies
Culicoides

Question 2

What do chorioptes cause?

Answer 2

Pruritus, alopecia and scaling - doesnt burrow

Question 3

How do you treat mites in camelids?

Answer 3

Moxidectin

Question 4

What are the main lice types?

Answer 4

Bovicola - chewing
Linognathus - sucking
Haematopinus - sucking

Question 5

How can chorioptes be treated in goats?

Answer 5

Topical treatment

Systemic - macrocyclic lactones

Question 6

What causes flystrike?

Answer 6

Blowfly - lucilia

Question 7

What are the stages of the blowfly life cycle?

Answer 7

Egg - on sheep
Feeding larvae - on sheep
Pupae - in soil
Adult

Question 8

What prophylaxis can be given to prevent flystrike?

Answer 8

Insect growth regulators

Question 9

What are the symptoms of louse infection?

Answer 9

Pruritus
Alopecia
Excoriation
Anaemia

Question 10

How do you treat lice infection?

Answer 10

Spot on/pour on
Macrocyclic lactones
Pyrethroids

Question 11

Should you use meloxicam for skin disease?

Answer 11

No - no evidence it help with skin disease

Use glucocorticoids - reduces allergic reaction

Question 12

What is an issue with psoroptic mange treatment?

Answer 12

Problem with resistance to macrocyclic lactones of psoroptes mites
Especially in Belgian blues

Question 13

How do you treat psoroptic mange in cattle?

Answer 13

4% permethrin pour-on product

Move out of infected housing

Question 14

What are the main ectoparasites in horses?

Answer 14

Mites - chorioptes

Flies - culicoides

Question 15

What do culicoides transmit?

Answer 15

Bluetongue virus
Schmallenberg virus
African horse sickness

Question 16

What are some control measures for culicoides?

Answer 16

Blankets
Remove organic debris and moisture
Fans
Chemical control - topical repellents and pyrethroids

Question 17

What animal does echinococcus granulosus effect?

Answer 17

Dogs - definitive

Sheep - intermediate

Question 18

How can you treat echinococcus granulosus?

Answer 18

Praziquantel

Question 19

What tapeworm is transmitted by fleas?

Answer 19

Dipylidium caninum

Question 20

What are the most important parasites in dogs in the UK?

Answer 20

Toxocara canis -nematode
Angiostrongylus vasorum
Ctenocephalides- fleas
Mange mites
Echinococcus granulosus

Question 21

What is the most important parasite in cats in the UK?

Answer 21

Toxoplasmosis

Question 22

What dog parasite can cause abortion?

Answer 22

Neospora caninum

Question 23

What does toxocara canis cause?

Answer 23

Ascites
Hypoalbuminaemia
Diarrhoea

Question 24

How can you treat/prevent toxocara canis?

Answer 24

Routine worming

Question 25

What are the main anthelmintics for dogs?

Answer 25

Benzimidazoles - fenbendazole Macrocyclic lactones Praziquantel

Question 26

How are fleas treated?

Answer 26

Insecticides on environment eg. Pyrethroids, macrocyclic lactones Spot ons - Isoxazolines Vacuuming

Question 27

How do insect growth regulators/inhibitors work?

Answer 27

Mimic juvenile growth hormone Prevent fall in natural hormone in flea larvae Dont kill adults

Question 28

What is angiostrongylus vasorum?

Answer 28

Dog lungworm

Question 29

What disease can ticks transmit?

Answer 29

Babesia | Lyme disease - borrelia

Question 30

What transmits dirofilaria/heartworm?

Answer 30

Mosquitoes