Morphometrical and Molecular Characterization of Oesophagostomum columbianum (Chabertiidae: Oesophagostominae) and Haemonchus contortus (Trichostrongylidae: Haemonchinae) Isolated from Goat (Capra hircus) in Sylhet, Bangladesh
Table 3
Comparative measurement (in mm) of present Haemonchus contortus isolated and those previously recorded.
Body parts
Present specimen
Santiago (1968)
Ransom (1911)
Lichtenfels et al., (1994)
Male
Body length
18.8-20.4
14-17
10-20
11.0-17.0
Maximum thickness
0.31-0.43
0.199-0.265
0.40
Length of the esophagus
1.55-1.67
1.444-1.743
1.5
1.09-1.55
Cervical papillae
0.37-0.45
—
—
0.27-0.46
Length of spicules
0.40-0.46
0.398-0.448
0.30-0.50
0.38-0.47
Length of gubernaculum
0.19-0.23
0.199-0.349
0.20
0.19-0.25
Female
Body length
26.8-27.4
20-27
18-30
14.8-27.2
Body thickness
0.39-0.47
0.215-0.332
0.50
—
Length of the esophagus
1.88-1.96
1.162-1.662
—
1.15-1.66
Cervical papillae
0.45-0.51
—
—
0.24-0.48
Distance of the vulva from posterior end of the body
4.30-4.54
3.81-5.31
3-4.5
3.01-4.90
Distance of the anus from posterior end of the body
