Demonstration of viable Sarcocystis sporocysts in the faeces of a lamb dosed orally.
Faecal flotations prepared after dosing a lamb with 3.5 X 10(6) dog-derived Sarcocystis sporocysts proved infective for other lambs for at least 7 days post-dosing. This confirms observations suggesting faecal transfer of sporocysts from treated to control lambs.
D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*