Life Cycle of Taenia Saginata Model
Product Code : JC-BE-6232
The Life Cycle of Taenia Saginata Model (SKU JC-BE-6232) is a beef tapeworm life cycle model that follows Taenia saginata between its two hosts. It shows cattle swallowing eggs from contaminated pasture or feed, oncospheres crossing the gut wall and forming cysticerci in muscle, humans becoming infected by eating raw or undercooked beef, and the cysticercus attaching by its scolex and maturing into a long, segmented adult in the small intestine. It serves parasitology teaching. JaincoLab manufactures it in Ambala, India.
Specifications
The model is a parasitology teaching model of the Taenia saginata life cycle, covering the definitive and intermediate hosts, cysticercus development, human infection, adult worm development and diagnosis; its dimensions, material and base are not in the current product data and are confirmed on the quotation.
| Product | Life Cycle of Taenia Saginata Model |
| SKU | JC-BE-6232 |
| Model type | Parasitology teaching model |
| Subject depicted | Life cycle of Taenia saginata, the beef tapeworm |
| Topics shown | Humans as definitive host, cattle as intermediate host, egg to oncosphere to cysticercus in muscle, infection from raw or undercooked beef, adult worm attached by the scolex, proglottids or eggs in stool |
| Size, material and base | Confirmed on the quotation |
Uses of the beef tapeworm life cycle model
Lecturers use the model to explain a two-host tapeworm life cycle and to show where eating raw or undercooked beef fits into the chain of infection.
- Identifying humans as definitive host and cattle as intermediate host
- Showing oncosphere migration and cysticercus formation in muscle
- Explaining infection from raw or undercooked beef
- Showing attachment by the scolex and growth of the segmented adult
- Introducing diagnosis from proglottids or eggs in stool
Scope of supply and ordering
The listing covers one Life Cycle of Taenia Saginata Model, a teaching model showing the life cycle of the beef tapeworm Taenia saginata. Any detail not given in the specification table, such as overall size, material or base, is confirmed on the quotation, together with accessories, spares and order quantities.
Minimum order quantity, lead time and packing are confirmed on each quotation for the quantity and delivery destination. JaincoLab supplies single-institution orders as well as bulk requirements for schools, colleges and education projects.
Frequently asked questions
Which hosts does the model show?
Humans as the definitive host carrying the adult tapeworm, and cattle as the intermediate host carrying cysticerci in muscle.
Which stage is used for diagnosis?
Proglottids (motile segments) or eggs identified in stool samples.
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- Life Cycle of Taenia Solium Model
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- Life Cycle of Fasciola Hepatica Model
For a full laboratory set, see the biology lab equipment range from JaincoLab, which covers models and other teaching aids.
Request a quote
To order the Life Cycle of Taenia Saginata Model, send the SKU JC-BE-6232, the quantity and the delivery destination through the JaincoLab contact page or email [email protected]. For tender or project supply, see our tenders page.
