FREQUÊNCIA DE ANTICORPOS ANTI- Toxoplasma gondii EM PROPRIEDADES DE CRIAÇÃO DE CAPRINOS E OVINOS NO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO

Autor: MANOEL DE SOUZA BISPO, MARIA APARECIDA DA GLORIA FAUSTINO, LEUCIO CÂMARA ALVES, JOAQUÍN HERNÁN PATARROYO SALCEDO, CARLOS HENRIQUE DE SOUZA, DALIANE PONTES DE SOUSA, MARILENE MARIA DE LIMA
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Ciência Animal Brasileira, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 291-297 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1518-2797
Popis: The present study was carried out in order to verify the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in goat and sheep farms located in different mesoregions within the State of Pernambuco – Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 1 64 goats and 1 24 sheep and submitted tothe indirect immunofluorescence technique. The results showed positive rates of 47.6% (78/1 64) and 48.4% (60/1 24) for goats and sheep, respectively. A significant difference of infection rates in the different regions was observed in both goats and sheep.
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