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Table 5 Host specificity of the nematodes of the Ostertagiinae subfamily among European ruminant host species

From: Host specificity and species diversity of the Ostertagiinae Lopez-Neyra, 1947 in ruminants: a European perspective

Typical host

Nematode species

Family

Subfamily

Species

Bovidae

Bovinae

Cattle (Bos taurus)

Ostertagia ostertagi; O. leptospicularis

European bison (Bison bonasus)

Ostertagia ostertagi; O. leptospicularis

Caprinae

Domestic sheep (Ovis aries)

Teladorsagia circumcincta (species complex)

Mouflon (Ovis musimon)

Teladorsagia circumcincta

Domestic goat (Capra hircus)

Teladorsagia circumcincta (species complex)

Other Capra species (Capra sp.)

Teladorsagia circumcincta; Marshallagia marshalli

Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

Teladorsagia circumcincta; Marshallagia marshalli

Cervidae

Capreolinae

Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Ostertagia leptospicularis

Moose (Alces alces)

Ostertagia antipini; Mazamastrongylus dagestanica

Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Ostertagia gruehneri

Cervinae

Red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Spiculopteragia boehmi

Fallow deer (Dama dama)

Spiculopteragia asymmetrica; Ostertagia drozdzi