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    Evaluation of the prevalence of sarcoptic mange in slaughtered fattening pigs in southeastern Spain
    (Elsevier, 1998-04-15) 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; Sanidad Animal
    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