Some Studies on The Morphological Biological Status of Dictyocaulus Worms Infesting The Goat In Iraq =

Goats under the Iraqi environmental conditions have been morphologically and biologically investigated for yocau1us infestation as references were rare and the subject as affecting this Arabian country has been non existant. This study started with the ovThe eoasonal 1ncXero and geot iico.l distribution of the handled organism has boon carried out in various Iraqi localities and suburbs particularly in Iosu1 area. During this study, 1173 animals wore examined, of which 136 were found infested with. DictyoThe morphology of the various faccal larval stages ac well as the pulmonary adults ioovorcd either from natura11 or cr008—experimentally infc8tod goats and sheep have becn critically studied in detail idontifyin thc Dicopu1us