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Sarcocystis in goats: prevalence and transmission

Authors: Crawford SJS, Collins GH
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 26, Issue 11, pp 288, Nov 1978
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Wildlife
Subject Terms: Disease transmission, Epidemiology, Muscle/myology, Disease/defect, Parasites - internal, Protozoa, Infectious disease
Article class: Correspondence

Abstract: A limited survey to determine the prevalence of Sarcocystis species in goats was carried out during 1977. Feral goats (Capra hircus) are commonly found on farmland in certain parts of New Zealand and, in recent years, many have been captured and slaughtered for export. The goats we examined were part of a large group assembled from many properties in the Hawke`s Bay area. Pieces of diaphragmatic muscle were removed from randomly selected carcasses after slaughter at an abbattoir in Wairoa…

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