Bovine neosporosis in dairy cattle from the southern highlands of Ecuador.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
; 20: 100377, 2020 04.
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| ID: mdl-32448544
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to describe bovine neosporosis in dairy cattle from the Sierra region, Ecuador. A case-control study was performed on 841 dairy cattle from 5 dairy herds. The overall seroprevalence was 23.4% having significant association between abortion and seropositivity (p < .05). Additionally, 46 fetuses were recovered from a local slaughterhouse to evaluate the frequency of vertical transmission. Seventeen and 3 fetuses were positive by PCR and had compatible histopathological lesions, respectively. N. caninum infection must be considered as a relevant cause of reproductive losses in Ecuador.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Bovinos
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Coccidiose
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Neospora
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Aborto Animal
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
Limite:
Animals
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article