Adult male and female worms live in the abomasum
of goats, where they feed on blood. The
worms mate and produce eggs. Adult females
deposit from 5,000 to 10,000 eggs per day, which
are passed through goat feces to the pasture. Eggs
are hatched either in soil or water. When the soil is
warm and moist, eggs will hatch into L1 larvae
(first stage juveniles). The L1 larvae then develop