SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF BOVINE LEUKAEMIA (LB) IN CURRALEIRO CATTLE BREED FROM GOIÁS AND TOCANTINS STATES

Aiming to verify bovine leukaemia (BL) occurrence in Curraleiro cattle breed, sera of 1051 animals were sampled from Goias (n=11) and Tocantins (n=12) states. BL serological diagnosis was performed by agar gel immunodiffusion method (AGID). The total occurrence rate was 21.1% (222/1051). In Tocantin...

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Authors: Juliano, Raquel Soares, Fioravanti, Maria Clorinda Soares, Brito, Wilia Marta Elsner Diederichsen de, Abreu, Urbano Gomes Pinto de, Souza, Saura Nayane de
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2014
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repository:Ciência animal brasileira (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/13369
Online Access:https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/13369
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Animal Sanity
Sanidade Animal
Bovinos Naturalizados
Virose
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Summary:Aiming to verify bovine leukaemia (BL) occurrence in Curraleiro cattle breed, sera of 1051 animals were sampled from Goias (n=11) and Tocantins (n=12) states. BL serological diagnosis was performed by agar gel immunodiffusion method (AGID). The total occurrence rate was 21.1% (222/1051). In Tocantins it was 27.8% (136/489) occurrence was observed, higher value than in Goias, where 15.3% (86/562) occurrence was found. The serum reactivity was higher in females than in males, 23.3% (198/852) and 11.8% (23/195), respectively, and in animals older than 48 months old.KEYWORDS: Epidemiology, leucosis, naturalized bovine.

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