Liver fluke loesshillsoutfitters Damage to a roe deer liver caused by flukes. Image taken from video below. Damage to a roe deer liver caused by flukes. Image taken from video below. You can find these flat, oval-shaped worms in a deer’s liver. To some, they resemble leeches, while to others, they look like a bizarre blood clot. In many cases, flukes cause little ill effect on their host, yet some deer do develop liver damage or get infected as a result of the fluke’s movements. Other animals, such as sheep, fare much worse and even two or three of these parasites will be enough to cause death. Flukes are cunning little parasites, and get into deer by attaching themselves to vegetation that deer like. Once inside, the fluke larvae will punch its way through the intestine wall and reach the liver. After three months, the mature fluke then lays eggs in liver cavities, which are drained to the intestinal tract and later flushed out as feces, beginning the cycle anew. A liver infected with flukes is safe to eat once properly cleaned, and poses no risk to humans. You can see the identification of a fluke in the video below, it might be helpful to turn the captions on:
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