Strongyle
Approximately 80 µm long
Thin-shelled
Broad ellipse
Barrel-shaped side walls
Blastomeres present, number vary
It is not often possible to identify strongyle eggs
to genus level as the eggs of most strongylid and trichostrongylid
species are similar in appearance and overlapping in size.
If identification is necessary the faecal sample must be cultured
to provide L3 larvae for further examination.
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