Short communication: Seroepidemiology of Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle herds in Mashhad area, Iran

Short communication: Seroepidemiology of Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle herds in Mashhad area, Iran

A seroepidemiology study of Neospora caninum was conducted in Mashhad area, Khorasan province, Iran on 337 cattle from 30 dairy using ELISA. All herds had seropositive cattle and antibodies were formed in 46% of the cattle. Abortion was significantly associated with seropositivity of cattle. The hig...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary parasitology 2006-01, Vol.135 (2), p.187-189
Hauptverfasser: Razmi, G R, Mohammadi, G R, Garrosi, T, Farzaneh, N, Fallah, A H, Maleki, M
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Sprache:eng
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Neospora caninum
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Zusammenfassung:A seroepidemiology study of Neospora caninum was conducted in Mashhad area, Khorasan province, Iran on 337 cattle from 30 dairy using ELISA. All herds had seropositive cattle and antibodies were formed in 46% of the cattle. Abortion was significantly associated with seropositivity of cattle. The highest risk of abortion was observed in the 1-2-year-old cows. Our results indicate that Neospora infection is widespread in Iran.
ISSN:0304-4017
DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.09.004