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  • Title: Prevalence of Sarcocystis species in sheep and goats in northern Nigeria.
    Author: Kudi AC, Aganga AO, Ogbogu VC, Umoh JU.
    Journal: Rev Elev Med Vet Pays Trop; 1991; 44(1):59-60. PubMed ID: 1775692.
    Abstract:
    Tissue samples comprising the oesophagus and diaphragm were collected from 400 sheep and 400 goats slaughtered at the abattoirs in the study area. Out of this number, 36 were positive for Sarcocystis cysts (sarcocysts) in sheep and 56 in goats. The sarcocysts in sheep measured 35.7 to 500 microns lengthwise and the cyst-wall 2.4 microns. They were identified to be Sarcocystis tenella. The cysts in goats measured 98 to 700 microns and the cyst-wall 2.7 microns. They were identified to be Sarcocystis capracanis. In both animals species, the sarcocysts were more frequent in the oesophagus than in the diaphragm. All sarcocysts seen were microscopic.
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