Evaluation of the prevalence of sarcoptic mange in slaughtered fattening pigs in southeastern Spain
1998
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 | Facultades, Departamentos, Servicios y Escuelas::Departamentos de la UMU::Sanidad Animal
© 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
Show more [+] Less [-]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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