Seropositivity to Sarcocystis infection of llamas correlates with breeding practices
Production of llama (Lama glama) meat in rural communities of the Andean regions is largely affected by Sarcocystis spp. infection. Macroscopic cysts develop in muscles as a consequence of S. aucheniae parasitism, often resulting in meat downgrade or condemnation. Llama meat production is informal i...
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1950 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405939016302428 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.08.006 |
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