Publication: Evaluation of the prevalence of sarcoptic mange in slaughtered fattening pigs in southeastern Spain
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Date
1998-04-15
Authors
Alonso de Vega, Francisco ; Mendez de Vigo, J. ; Ortiz Sánchez, Juana ; Martínez-Carrasco Pleite, Carlos ; Albaladejo Serrano, Antonio ; Ruiz de Ybáñez Carnero, María del Rocío
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Elsevier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00212-4
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© 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Veterinary Parasitology. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00212-4
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 cleanrdirty. 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
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