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Table 1 Average weight of tissues analysed using the MC-PCR method for detecting T. gondii DNA in harvested wildlife from Nunavik, Canada

From: Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in terrestrial and marine wildlife harvested for food in Nunavik, Canada

Species

n

Tissues

Average weight (g)

Min. weight (g)

Max. weight (g)

Seal

61

Heart

90.2

32

100

Liver

74.4

35

100

Diaphragm

83.4

16

100

Geese

156

Brain

16.3

4.2

26

Heart

18.4

9.2

26

Gizzard

72.3

28

100

Liver

46.2

22

100

Breast muscle

76.5

36

100

Ptarmigan

166

Brain

7.8

6.7

9.2

Heart

2.1

0.7

2.9

Caribou

31

Brain

21.4

2.8

91

Heart/Muscle

52.3

10.7

87

Walrus

27

Tongue

51.4

37

58