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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in Holstein dairy cattle in
northeast of Iran |
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Abbas Mikhchi1*, Ghobad Asgari Jafarabadi2 and
Mahdi Elahi Torshizi3
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1Department
of Animal Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,
Tehran, Iran; 2Department of Animal Science, Varamin-Pishva
Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Tehran, Iran; 3Department
of Animal Science, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad,
Iran
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Abstract |
Neospora caninum,
a cyst forming coccidian parasite, is an important cause of abortion in
cattle worldwide. The present work aims to update knowledge on the
presence of Neospora caninum in cattle from northeast of
Iran. The study was performed in Mashhad suburb in Khorasan
Razavi Province, in northeast of Iran. Serum samples were collected from
116 Holstein dairy cattle that were
between three and five months of pregnancy from seven dairy herds.
Chi-square tests were used for statistical analyses. The prevalence of
N. caninum in cattle herds was 24.3 %. There was no significant
difference in the proportion of N.
caninum
-seropositive
animals within different parity groups but there was significant
difference between different parity groups. The results of this study
confirmed the presence of N.caninum in cows in Mashhad area.
Culling seropositive cows and their offspring has been recommended for
the control of N.
caninum
in herds with a low prevalence of infection.
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Keywords:
Abortion,
Holstein dairy cattle, Northeast of Iran.
Neospora caninum |
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To cite this article:
Mikhchi A, GA Jafarabadi and ME Torshizi,
2013.
Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in Holstein dairy cattle in
northeast of Iran.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 3(12), 453-456. |
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