Publications
| ascaris suum prevalence and intensity: an abattoir survey of market hogs in saskatchewan. | two surveys examining the prevalence and intensity of ascaris suum were conducted at a saskatchewan abattoir. in the first, 2500 livers from market weight animals were examined and scored for lesions consistent with ascarid migration. forty-four percent displayed some degree of scarring with approximately 8% being severely damaged. in the second, both livers and intestinal contents from 500 market weight animals were examined. seventeen percent were infected with intestinal a. suum (mean of 2.5 ... | 1997 | 9477517 |
| ascaris suum: seasonal egg development rates in a saskatchewan pig barn. | this study investigated the effects of seasonal temperature variations on the rate of development to infectivity of ascaris suum eggs under western canadian climatic conditions. flasks containing a suspension of a. suum eggs were placed inside a pig barn located near saskatoon, saskatchewan, canada, at monthly intervals from july 1997 to july 1998. eggs from each flask were monitored weekly for development to the infective larval stage. infectivity of eggs was confirmed using a mouse bioassay. d ... | 1999 | 10447194 |