Preliminary Serological Investigation on Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis Virus Infection in a Goat Farm from North-Eastern Romanian Region

Autor: Iuliana MIHAI, Ioana Cristina CRIVEI, Cristina HORHOGEA, Gheorghe SAVUȚA, Elena VELESCU
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Veterinary Medicine, Vol 75, Iss 2, Pp 243-245 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1843-5270
1843-5378
DOI: 10.15835/buasvmcn-vm:2017.0061
Popis: Caprine arthritis encephalitis is an important disease of dairy goats with a worldwide distribution. Despite the eradication programs, this disease is still prevalent and causing huge financial losses due to reduced lactation performance and culling. The aim of this study was to reveal the presence of CAEV antibodies among a goat population from the North-Eastern of Romania. During 2014-2016, a total of 295 blood samples were collected from healthy or diseased animals. The serum samples were tested for CAEV antibodies detection, using the agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test. Within the 295 serum samples tested by AGID technique, 31.86% were confirmed as being positive. All positive samples came from subjects without clinical signs of disease. The results obtained in this preliminary study; show that CAEV is present in French Alpine goats breed within a farm in North-Eastern of Romania.
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