Naslov
Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle in Croatia

Autori
Beck, Relja ; Marinculić, Albert ; Mihaljević, Željko ; Benić, Miroslav ; Martinković, Franjo ; Džaja, Petar

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Skup
11th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA XI)

Mjesto i datum
Glasgow, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 06.08.2006. - 11.08.2006

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Neospora caninum; Croatia; prevalence; epidemiological studies

Sažetak
Neospora caninum, a cyst forming coccidian parasite, is an important cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. The present work aims to update the presence of Neospora in cattle from Croatia. The survey was carried on dairy cows in the county Bjelovar - Bilogora in northwest Croatia ( 2652 km2). The cows were drawn by simple randomization from county dairy producer records. Cows were tested for the presence of N. caninum antibodies with the SVANOVIR Neospora- Ab iscom enzyme-linked immunoassay.N. caninum antibodies were detected in 23 (CI 95% ; 3.5 to 8.1) from 395 (5, 6% ) lactating cows. Epidemiological studies of potential risk factors such as presence of a dog, cat, swine, free rasing poultry and management practices such as silage processing and pasture practicing showed that none of this factors has been associated with N. caninum antibodies. Seropositivity of cows was associated to abortion (OR = 8.307, p = 0.002) and to purchasing of replacement animals from other source (OR = 5.27, p = 0.0002). Strong correlation between antibodies, history of abortion and origin ( imported animals) of heifers or cows (OR= 5.52 ; p=0.001) was also found.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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