Coxiella burnetii seropositivity in goats of Trinidad Samuel county of Torres municipality, Lara state, Venezuela

Coxiella burnetii seropositivity in goats of Trinidad Samuel county of Torres municipality, Lara state, Venezuela

In order to dismiss Coxiella burnetti as a possible etiologic agent responsible of the high percentage of abortion and kids born weak reported by traditional goat farmers of three sectors of the Trinidad Samuel County of the Torres Municipality of Lara State of Venezuela, samples of 315 animals were...

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Veröffentlicht in:Zootecnia tropical 2013-04, Vol.28 (4)
Hauptverfasser: Oropeza, Mariangel, Dickson, Luis, Maldonado, Jesús, Kowalski, Andrés
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Sprache:eng
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cabras
Coxiella burnetti
goats
Seropositividad
Seropositivity
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Zusammenfassung:In order to dismiss Coxiella burnetti as a possible etiologic agent responsible of the high percentage of abortion and kids born weak reported by traditional goat farmers of three sectors of the Trinidad Samuel County of the Torres Municipality of Lara State of Venezuela, samples of 315 animals were taken from a total 924 goats belonging to 7 herds with a history of high percentage of abortions. Samples were analyzed through Elisa Indirect method using IDEXX laboratory kit. Results showed that 191 (60,63%) of samples were seropositive to C. Burnetti. Statical diference (P
ISSN:0798-7269