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Studies on Sarcocystis species VI: a comparison of three methods for the detection of Sarcocystis species in muscle

Authors: Wiens BG, Collins GH, Charleston WAG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 28, Issue 9, pp 173, Sep 1980
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Deer, Livestock, Pig, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Diagnostic procedures, Muscle/myology, Disease/defect, Parasites - internal, Protozoa, Infectious disease
Article class: Scientific Article

Abstract: Twenty minutes peptic digestion was as senstitive as 2 hours digestion and three times more sensitive than histology in the detection of Sarcocystis in muscle. Ten of 25 red deer and 7 of 25 wild pigs were infected with Sarcocystis.

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