''Chabertia ovina'', the large-mouthed bowel worm, is a species of parasitic roundworms that infects sheep, goats (occasionally cattle) and other wild ruminants. Infection of pigs are very infrequent. It is not known to be contagious to humans. The disease caused by ''Chabertia'' worms is called chabertiasis or chabertiosis. It is found worldwide but is more frequent in temperate regions.

References

* The parasitic life cycle of Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1788) in sheep. RP Herd, International Journal for Parasitology, 1971, * The pathogenic importance of Chabertia ovina (Fabricius, 1788) in experimentally infected sheep. RP Herd, International Journal for Parasitology, 1971,

External links

''Chabertia ovina'' at Fauna Europaea
Sheep and goat diseases Parasitic nematodes of mammals Nematodes described in 1794 Strongylida {{veterinary-med-stub