title: Evaluation of the prevalence of sarcoptic mange in slaughtered fattening pigs in southeastern Spain.
abstract: In this study the prevalence of sarcoptic mange in fattening pigs in Murcia, southeastern Spain was investigated. Results showed that 37% of the 1318 slaughtered pigs examined were positive for Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis. Skin lesions potentially attributable to this mite were present in 92.80% of animals, but the parasite could be detected in only 38.60% of them. The condition of the ear (clean/dirty) was not a defining characteristic for the diagnosis of this swine disease. A sucrose flotation-concentration technique was more effective than direct microscopy in finding the mite in ear scrapings.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Murcia, Spain. rocio@fcu.um.es
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alonso de Vega
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendez de Vigo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ortiz Sanchez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez-Carrasco Pleite
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albaladejo Serrano
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ruiz de Ybañez Carnero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D004423:Ear / Q000469:parasitology; D015995:Prevalence; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000254:growth & development*; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology