Direct economic losses of Toxoplasma gondii abortion outbreaks in two Spanish sheep flocks.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
; 26: 100623, 2021 12.
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ABSTRACT
This study estimates the economic losses due to outbreaks of toxoplasma abortions in a dairy (1928 sheep) and a meat (700 sheep) flock in Spain raised under intensive and semi-extensive management conditions, respectively. In both flocks, sheep were divided into multiple groups to synchronise reproduction. The outbreaks resulted in abortion rates in individual lots of 12.6% (30/239) in the dairy flock and 33.3% (70/210) in the meat flock. Toxoplasma gondii was definitively diagnosed in most submitted cases and the only abortifacient pathogen identified despite extensive investigation. Upon completion of lambing and lactation, veterinarians and farmers completed a questionnaire to gather the data to determine the direct economic impact. The calculated total direct economic losses were 5154.5 (171.8/abortion) in the dairy flock and 4456 (63.6/abortion) in the meat flock. Results suggest that flock size, production system, abortion rate and control measures are the key factors influencing economic losses, which vary greatly between individual flocks.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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3_ND
Problema de salud:
1_surtos_doencas_emergencias
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3_neglected_diseases
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3_zoonosis
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de las Ovejas
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Toxoplasma
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Toxoplasmosis Animal
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Aborto Inducido
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article