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- In pigs digestion starts in the mouth while in ruminant starts in the rumen
- There is no microbial digestion in pigs as it is in ruminants
- No chewing of cud in pigs as in ruminants
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i) Tape worm
ii) Liverfiuke(Solved)
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i) Blue tick (Boophilus decoloratus)
ii) Brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus)(Solved)
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ii) Brown ear tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus)
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a) notifiable disease
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a) notifiable disease
b) -zoonotic disease
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