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Agriculture · Q328

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 328

Q328

Seteria labiato-papillosa of cattle causing

A.
Lumber paralysis in horse
B.
Lumber paralysis in sheep and goat
Answer
C.
Lumber paralysis in cattle
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Seteria labiato-papillosa of cattle causing lumber paralysis in sheep and goats.
Setaria labiatopapillosa can cause cerebrospinal nematodosis (lumbar paralysis) in sheep and goats, which is irreversible and often fatal.
Adult worms are long and slender measuring up to 12 cm in length. The mouth is surrounded by a protruding cuticular peribuccal ring forming four lips.