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Postmortem results from control animals
| Animal | Total no. of cysts | Viable protoscolicesa | No. of cysts that wereb:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intact | Degenerate | Calcified | |||
| Goat 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Goat 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Goat 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheep 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
Number of cysts found with at least one viable protoscolex.
Intact, clear fluid with membranes attached to cyst wall; degenerate, turbid yellow fluid with collapsed membranes; calcified, chalky deposits in cyst wall.
