| Teladorsagia circumcincta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Rhabditida |
| Family: | Trichostrongylidae |
| Genus: | Teladorsagia |
| Species: | T. circumcincta |
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Teladorsagia circumcincta (Stadelman, 1894) |
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Teladorsagia circumcincta (also known as Ostertagia circumcincta) is a parasitic nematode that infects sheep and goats. The brownish worms infect the gastric glands of the stomach and lead to weight loss, decreased wool production and death.