Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Table 1 The densities of Trichinella nativa and T. spiralis in examined muscles and muscle groups.

From: Predilection Muscles and Physical Condition of Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) Experimentally Infected with Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella nativa

		T. nativa (n = 6)			T. spiralis (n = 6)
Muscle	RI ¹⁾	Median lpg	Range	RI	Median lpg	Range
M. flexor carpi ulnaris*	18	683.2	592–1151	22	840.7	296–1091
Eye	12	519	220–602	12	418.5	138–786
Tip of the tongue	12	498.2	252–642	13	519.3	121–690
M. iliopsoas*	10	412.6	197–678	5	148.5	87–213
M. masseter	9	379.3	250–485	7	256.8	127–465
M. gastrocnemius	8	296.5	268–515	9	295.7	167–545
Diaphragm	8	319.5	258–427	7	243.2	165–279
M. triceps brachii	7	264.3	194–401	7	262.2	124–321
Mm. oblique abdominis	6	211.6	162–391	6	201.4	95–363
M. vastus lateralis	6	222.1	177–308	7	246.7	161–392
M. longissimus dorsi	5	191.9	158–331	4	154.5	71–187
pars lumbar
Total	101	342	158–1151	99	353	71–1091
Heart	0	0	0	0	0	0
Intestine	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹⁾ RI gives the relative infection level using the total lpg of each animal as a reference, median lpg and the range of larvae per gram of sample.
*Differences between the 2 parasites were significant (p < 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric AOV).

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