Natural Sarcocystis gigantea infection in sheep from Southern Brazil

ABSTRACT: Protozoal diseases caused by species of Sarcocystis can cause serious damage in sheep flocks, inducing decreased growth conversion rates and partial or complete loss of carcasses at the slaughterhouse. This article describes an outbreak of Sarcocystis gigantea infection in sheep slaughter...

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Main Authors: Pedro Araujo Damboriarena, Caroline Silva Silveira, Raissa Moreira Morais, Bruno Leite Anjos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016-01-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016005008104&lng=en&tlng=en