Foals are very open to infection by hair worms, so broodmares should be dewormed and moved to clean pastures.
Foals are particularly susceptible to hair worm infection.
The hair worms are found living in the sediments, or occasionally on the rocks, and while never especially speedy, they are capable of moving from place to place.
Damage caused by the hair worm can be worsened by other worms in the system.
The crickets and beetles and crabs and shrimp are infected when they eat flies containing hair worm larvae.
Definition of hair worm in US English:
hair worm
nounˈher ˌwərm
another term for horsehair worm
Example sentencesExamples
Foals are very open to infection by hair worms, so broodmares should be dewormed and moved to clean pastures.
The crickets and beetles and crabs and shrimp are infected when they eat flies containing hair worm larvae.
The hair worms are found living in the sediments, or occasionally on the rocks, and while never especially speedy, they are capable of moving from place to place.
Foals are particularly susceptible to hair worm infection.
Damage caused by the hair worm can be worsened by other worms in the system.