Asociation of the seroprevalence to Neospora caninum by age and breed in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) of argentine northeast

KONRAD, J.L.; CRUDELI, G.; OLAZARRI, M.; CANO, D.; LEUNDA, M.; ODEON, A.; CAMPERO, C.M.

Lahore, Pakistan

Congreso; VI Asian Buffalo Congress; 2009

AAB

The objetive of this work was know the asociation of the seroprevalence to Neospora caninum im buffaloes by age and breed in ranches of argentine northeast. Neospora caninum is a protozoo responsable of reproductives looses in bovines around the world having found his presence in cattle for meat and milk of the country. The explotration of buffaloes in our country has incresed in the last year estimated their population in approximately 100.000 animals located mainly in the provinces of argentine northeast. Were sampled three ranches in the province of Corrientes and two in the province of Chaco, in total 1693 females of 2 to 20 year old. The blood was obtained for puncture of the jugular vein and the será were processades through indirect immunofluorescence for the antibody detection of N. caninum, seen as positive a title of 1:100. Were positive the 41% of the animals aredivided in four groups by age; 8 year old. The probability that the animals are seropositives in increases a 15% each year in this research, as to breed no differences were found.