Title
Determination of antibodies against neospora caninum in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in the Peruvian Amazonia
Other title
Determinación de anticuerpos contra neospora caninum en búfalos de agua (Bubalus bubalis) en la Amazonía Peruana
Date Issued
01 January 2011
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Javier Jara V.
Moreno-López J.
Merza M.
Estación Experimental del Centro de Investigación IVITA-Iquitos
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Neosporosis is an important parasitic disease that causes reproductive problems as abortion and neonatal mortality in diary cattle. The aim of the study was to determine the presence of antibodies against Neospora caninum in water buffaloes reared in five farms located in Jenaro Herrera district, Loreto, Peru in 2008. Blood samples were collected from 83 female dairy buffalo older than 2 years. Serum samples were tested by indirect ELISA and immunnefluorescent antibody test (IFAT). None of sera presented antibodies against N. caninum to the dilution 1:25 and 1:100 using indirect ELISA or to the dilution 1:100 by IFAT. The results suggest a low exposition of water buffaloes to N. caninum in the studied area.
Start page
61
End page
65
Volume
22
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84859519887
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
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