Title
Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in grazing dairy cattle in the province of Melgar, Puno
Other title
Seroprevalencia de neospora caninum en bovinos lecheros criados al pastoreo en la provincia de melgar, Puno
Date Issued
01 January 2005
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of the current study was to assess the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in grazing dairy cattle in the province of Melgar, Puno, through serum antibody detection using the immunofluorescence indirect technique (IFI). A total of 419 sera was obtained from seven herds. The seroprevalence varied from 4.0 ± 7.7% to 37.5 ± 11.9%, while the overall prevalence was 18.1 ± 3.7%, which was considered moderate. All herds showed at least one positive animal. Age and location showed to be a risk factor in the prevalence of the infection.
Start page
71
End page
75
Volume
16
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79959204245
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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