Eighty percent (80%) of the DPT curriculum comprises classroom (didactic) and lab study and the remaining 20 percent (20%) is dedicated to clinical education. PT students spend on average 27.5 weeks in their final clinical experience.
Flukes are among them. Flukes are the two lobes of the whale tail. While each whale has flukes, flukes themselves differ from species to species. In some whale species, flukes are so distinctive that researchers use them like fingerprints to identify individuals. whale uses his flukes to propel himself forward in the water and the flippers at his sides to steer and brake. As he swims, he moves the fluke up and down like a paddle, pushing himself forward with each stroke. Whales also use their flukes to get food into their mouths.
The type of liver fluke endemic to our area is called Fascioloides magna. These flukes are flat, elongated, oval, and look like âleechesâ. They are purple-gray in color and are found while cutting open the liver either in the packing plant or by a post-mortem examination.In the northern and northwestern regions of Minnesota the natural host of this fluke is the white-tailed deer making exposure control to this parasite difficult.hen the eggs hatch, they enter snails, which then become an intermediate host. Further development of the larvae (young flukes) occurs in vegetation until ingested by cattle. The larvae then migrate from the intestine to the liver. This migration pattern can sometimes cause massive hemorrhage or blood loss in cattle.