Miguel Rubino Carroccia, Uruguayan veterinarian (Durazno 12 December 1886 – Pando, Canelones 07 May 1945)

Son of Italian immigrants 

Added the letter C to one distinguish from a namesake

Authored 54 works

DISCOVERIES

First demonstrated that premunition was transmissible to sheep

Demonstrated that ticks of cattle can inhabit and develop in other species like sheeps and goats

Established concentration and time of acaricide baths

METHODOLOGY

Developed a method for studying Trichinella spiralis larvae in conserved meat

Metodo para constatar el estado de vida o muerte de las larvas de triquinas (Trichinella spiralis Owen) enquistadas, en las carnes conservadas. Rev. Minist. Industrias 7:47, 1919

Developed a serological complement fixation reaction for diagnosis of leprosy (Rubino reaction or test) and its improvements

Una nueva reacción serologica de la lepra. Rev. Med. Vet. 9(2):28, 1926

Sero-diagnostic de la lepre par l’agglutino-sedimentation des globules de mouton formoles. Ann. Inst. Pasteur XLVII:147, 1931

Les antigenes lipoidiques d’organes dans le serodiagnostic. Nouvel antigene de séro-floculation dans le lepre. Compt. Rend. Seances Soc. Biol. Tome CXVII, 12 juillet 1934 

Developed a technique to study and dosing bilirubin in urine

With N. Vojevodsky. Sobre una técnica para la investigación y dosificación de la bilirrubina en la orina. Anal. Asoc. Quim. Farm. Uruguay XLV(1):25, 1942