Morpho-biological studies on sarcocystis in sheep

sheep in Egypt ware investigated for sarcocysts infection infection”,Eltamination 514 meat samples obtained fz-em sheep slughtered at Ca.iro abattl):i.r showed an incidenceof 100 % durd.ng the different months the yea:r beginning of Dsoember 1977 till the end of November1978 • Only the mf.cz-csc op Lc aar-ccocys t a C,1stS were .foundto infect sheep . TJ:1S d1agnost:i.c +echnf ques used for thedetection of aar-c ocys t a revealed the,t the use of compre- aao rum with stain of ( Kozar 71 ) end !iJbn!;~~ni!’:~ti~ntechniques of ( Erber 77): were aupez-Lor the use of compressorm cnl y without 8tai11 e ThC:i exa~:’:..nation of the ,dia.phragm, oe sophague and abdomf .. J:1.8.l Muscles revealeda 100 % infection b,Y K:’lza.r! sand Erbsr t $ tech.ni quea while lower percentages have be s n f’cund i.n the same samples exarn.ne d by the com!,):!’6s80rUI.1 on}L.y without stain. The morphological features of’ the 942 sarcocysts cysts as well as the m