Table 1.

Characteristic features of strongyle nematode larvae recovered from copro-culture

S. no.	Name of larvae recovered	Key identification features
1	Haemonchus	Slender larva, tail of seath of medium length tapering to a point and often kinked. Tail of seath very short, conical
2	Trichostrongylus	Small larva bearing one or two tuberosities or indistinctly rounded
3	Oesophagostomum	Larva of medium size, 32 pentagonal gut cells, lumen of gut wavy
4	Strongyloides	Without seath, oesophagus nearly half the length of the body with seath, oesophagus less than ¼ the length of the body
5	Bunostomum	Very small larva with 16 guts cells