| Autor: |
Gavrea, Raluca, Cozma, Vasile |
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Bulletin of the University of Agricultural Sciences & Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Veterinary Medicine; 2009, Vol. 66 Issue 2, p99-102, 4p, 1 Chart |
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The purposes of this study were to demonstrate the presence of IgG type antibodies against Neospora caninum and to establish the prevalence of the disease in bovines raised in extensive system from a village in Cluj county. 119 samples have been collected in the direction of detecting antibodies anti-N. caninum using an ELISA method with a commercial kit (HerdChek Neospora, Idexx Laboratories, Switzerland). The bovines were divided it two age groups: group one: under 5 years old (31 animals) and group two: equal and over 5 years old (88 animals). From all 119 tested sera a number of 23 were positive, reaching a prevalence of 19.3%. The prevalence of infected animals belonging to the first group was 16.1% (5/31) and from the other group 20.9% (18/88). ELISA technique has a very high specificity and the prevalence obtained in this study (19.3%) shows that the infection with N. caninum is present in our county even in extensive systems and it's a very important cause of abortion in cattle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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