title: Prevalence of Sarcocystis in domestic pigs in India.
abstract: Muscle samples from 890 slaughtered pigs were examined for the presence of sarcocysts. A high prevalence rate of 67.98% was observed. Two types of microsarcocysts were recorded. The sarcocyst wall of one type had redial striations and the other possessed hair-like villar protrusions. The species were identified as Sarcocystis miescheriana and Sarcocystis suihominis; there was a slightly higher incidence of the latter species (47.11%) than of the former (43.14%). S. suihominis has been identified for the first time from pigs in India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, UP, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saleque
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology