Title
Prevalence of antibodies against Chlamydophila abortus in cattle under extensive system in three districts of Ayacucho, Peru
Date Issued
23 April 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibodies against Chlamydophila abortus in cattle from the districts of Coracora, Chumpi and Pullo of the province of Parinacochas, department of Ayacucho, Peru. The animals were raised extensively and under natural breeding. In total, 184 blood samples were taken from cattle over 4 months of age regardless of sex. The detection of antibodies against C. abortus was done with a commercial indirect ELISA kit. A corrected prevalence of 40.34 ± 7.06% was obtained with a significant difference between districts (p<0.05), being lower in Coracora (40.29 ± 8.89%) and higher in Pullo (56.05 ± 7.15%), and without significant differences due to the effect of sex. breed, animal category and reproductive status. The high prevalence confirms the spread of the pathogen in the bovine population of the evaluated districts.
Volume
32
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
BiologÃa celular, MicrobiologÃa
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105621450
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción CientÃfica
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