title: Prevalence of sarcocysts of Sarcocystis capracanis in oesophagus and tail muscles of naturally infected goats.
abstract: The prevalence of sarcocysts of Sarcocystis capracanis in oesophagus and tail muscles of 76 goats slaughtered at Jabalpur, India, was found to be 67.10 and 46.05%, respectively. A total of 79.3% of oesophagi and 72.4% of tails had sarcocysts in older goats (greater than 1 year), but their prevalence in younger animals (less than 1 year) was 40.0% in oesophagi and none in tails. Therefore examination by biopsy of the tail muscles can be used to monitor the development of Sarcocystis sarcocysts in experimental infection without killing the animal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Jabalpur, India.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004947:Esophagus / Q000469:parasitology*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006041:Goats; D009132:Muscles / Q000469:parasitology*; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D013623:Tail