Table 1 Trichinella in different muscles of a 9-month-old (pig 1) and 20-month-old (pig 2) sows, found by artificial digestion method.
Muscles | Larvae per gram | |
|---|---|---|
Pig 1 | Pig 2 | |
Masseter muscle (m. masseter) | 4,0 | 1,4 |
Temporal muscle (m. temporalis) | – | – |
Diaphragm (diaphragma) | 1,6 | 2,0 |
Tip of tongue (apex linguae) | 1,0 | – |
Body of tongue (corpus linguae) | 12,0 | 2,0 |
Root of tongue (radix linguae) | 1,0 | – |
Gastrocnemius muscle (m. gastrocnemius) | – | – |
Radial carpal extensor muscle (m. extensor carpi radialis) | – | – |
Semimembranosus muscle (m. semimembranosus) | 0,8 | 0,8 |
Deep pectoral muscle (m. pectoralis profundus) | – | 1,2 |
Brachiocephalic muscle (m. brachiocephalicus) | – | – |