Prevalence of dog-derived Sarcocystis spp. in some New Zealand lambs

Authors: Pomroy WE, Charleston WAG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 35, Issue 9, pp 141-142, Sep 1987
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Companion animal, Dog, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Disease transmission, Epidemiology, Muscle/myology, Disease/defect, Parasites - internal, Protozoa, Infectious disease
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: Pepsin: hydrochloric acid digestion and histological examination of the myocardium of 51 hearts from five to nine month-old lambs from the southern half of the North Island, showed that 47 (92%) were infected with microscopic sarcocysts that are presumed to be dog-derived. Of 157 sarcocysts detected histologically, 32 corresponded morphologically with Sarcocystis ovicunis and 120 with Sarcocystis tenella (Syn. S. urieticunis). The remainder could not be identified as to type.

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