RVC/FAO guide to Veterinary Parasitology
Pig eggs: Ascaris suum
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Ascaris suum
Length 50-70 µm
Width 40-60 µm
Thick walled, golden brown, thin inner yolk membrane, uneven lumpy albuminous outer wall
Unsegmented, granular contents

N.B. If only female worms present unfertilized eggs may occur, 88-90 µm x 44 µm, albuminous layer of wall thin


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