Title
Frequency of Neospora caninum in dogs of dairy farms in the Lima valley
Other title
Frecuencia de neospora caninum en perros de establos lecheros del valle de lima
Date Issued
01 January 2003
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Jorge Del Campo S.
Angela Ornelas A.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Neosporosis is a parasitic disease caused by Neospora caninum that produces nervous signs in dogs, the definite host, and may affect reproduction in dairy cattle. The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of N. caninum in dogs of dairy farms in the Lima valley. Samples from a total of 104 dogs older than 3 months of age from 23 dairy farms, were collected and analyzed by the indirect immunofluorescense test to detect antibodies against N. caninum. The results indicated that 32.7 ± 9.0% (34/104) were positive to N. caninum in a dilution of 1:50. The Huaura and Huaral provinces had the highest proportion of seropositives (58.8%, 10/17). No significant differences were found due to sex and age.
Start page
145
End page
149
Volume
14
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84885841618
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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