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Pollinator Health Research Chair

WEBOur Chair Dr. Sarah Wood, USask Pollinator Health Research Chair at the WCVM. Dr. Sarah Wood (MSc, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP) holds the position of USask Pollinator …

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URL: https://wcvm.usask.ca/research/pollinator-health/chair.php

Baylisascaris procyonis in people

WEBBaylisascaris procyonis is a small-intestinal nematode of raccoons in North and Central America, including Canada, and is also present in raccoons introduced into …

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Dermacentor albipictus

WEBDermacentor albipictus (the winter tick or moose tick) is a large reddish-brown to gray-brown tick. In Canada, D. albipictus is found in all provinces and …

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Veterinary Biomedical Sciences

WEBDepartment of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences (VBMS) Western College of Veterinary Medicine, U of S 52 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 Canada. Tel: …

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Baylisascaris procyonis

WEBBaylisascaris procyonis is a small-intestinal nematode of raccoons in North and Central America, including Canada. The parasite has a direct life cycle typical of …

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One Health interdisciplinary approach

WEBOne Health interdisciplinary approach. Researchers at the WCVM are crossing the traditional boundaries of disciplines to create knowledge that will benefit humans and …

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2022-23 EquineED Talks

WEBWCVM EquineED Talks: 2022-23. Click on the following links to view the recorded WCVM EquineED Talks. Horse health "lightning rounds" with WCVM graduate students. Equine …

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Anoplocephala and Paranoplocephala

WEBAround the world probably the most common and most important species is Anoplocephala perfoliata. A recent post mortem survey of adult horses in Alberta …

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Trictrichomonas foetus

WEBTritrichomonas foetus has only a trophozoite stage in its life cycle. Trophozoites are pear-shaped and measure up to approximately 25 µm by 15 µm with a …

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Animal health research

WEBThe Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) created the Wildlife Health Research Fund in 1981 to encourage and support applied research and training in health and …

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Eutrombicula species

WEBNote: Our understanding of the taxonomy of helminth, arthropod, and particularly protozoan parasites is constantly evolving. The taxonomy described in wcvmlearnaboutparasites is …

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Fascioloides magna

WEBThe trematode Fascioloides magna (the large liver fluke of ungulates) occurs in several areas of the world, including parts of Canada. It is primarily a parasite of free-ranging …

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Dictyocaulus arnfieldi

WEBThe lung nematode Dictyocaulus arnfieldi occurs in horses and other equids in many parts of the world, including rarely in Canada.. The life cycle is direct and similar …

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Diphyllobothrium species in people

WEBPeople acquire Diphyllobothrium by eating infected, unfrozen, raw fish. In Canada, adult parasites of the genus Diphyllobothrium infect several types of animals …

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Culicoides species — biting midges or no-see-ums

WEBPhylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Uniramia Class: Hexapoda Subclass: Pterygota Order: Diptera Family: Ceratopogonidae. There are more than 60 genera and 4000 species if …

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Stomoxys calcitrans — stable fly

WEBBites by S. calcitrans can be very painful, and tend to be more common on the lower parts of the body, including the legs and the ventral abdomen and thorax. …

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