VPA-0118
QUESTION
A buffalo-calf passes mud-coloured evil smelling faeces indicating?
OPTIONS
(A) Toxocara vitulorum
(B) Moniezia expansa
(C) Strongyloides papillosus
(D) Avitellina centripunctata
ANSWER
(A) Toxocara vitulorum
EXPLANATION
Toxocara vitulorum infection in buffalo calves can cause gastrointestinal disturbance, poor growth, and diarrhea, with severe infections producing foul-smelling, mud-colored feces. Moniezia, Strongyloides, and Avitellina can cause intestinal disease but are not the characteristic association in this clinical description.
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