title: Frequency of Sarcocystis in pigs in Ohio and attempted transmission to cats and dogs.
abstract: Tissues of 236 sows, obtained at slaughter in Xenia, Ohio, were examined microscopically after trypsin digestion. Sarcocystis bradyzoites were found in eight of 236 (3.4%) pigs (in 8 diaphragms, 7 esophagi, and 1 heart) and in three of 101 tongues. After these infected porcine tissues were fed to three dogs and three cats, none of the animals shed Sarcocystis sporocysts in their feces.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D004285:Dogs; D009820:Ohio; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission