Effects of Age and Breed on the Prevalence of Neospora caninum in Commercial Dairy Cattle from Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorNazir, M. M.en
dc.contributor.authorMaqbool, A.en
dc.contributor.authorKhan, M. S.en
dc.contributor.authorSajjid, A.en
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, David S.en
dc.date.accessed2014-06-16en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T14:13:12Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-20T14:13:12Zen
dc.date.issued2013-04en
dc.description.abstractNeospora caninum is a major cause of bovine abortion worldwide. A serological survey was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of exposure to N. caninum in dairy cattle based on age and breed from Punjab and Sindh provinces, Pakistan. Serum samples from 641 animals from 12 herds from Punjab (n = 7) and Sindh (n = 5) provinces were tested for antibodies against N. caninum using a commercially available competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Positive reactions to N. caninum were seen in 277 (43%) of the 641 of the samples. Seropositive animals were present in all 12 herds. Animals over 2 yr of age (47%) and crossbreds (55%) were more likely to be seropositive than the other cattle examined. These results indicate that N. caninum infection is widespread among dairy cattle in Pakistan.en
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dc.identifier.citationMuhammad Mudasser Nazir, Azhar Maqbool, Muhammad Sarwar Khan, Afzal Sajjid, and David S. Lindsay (2013). "Effects of Age and Breed on the Prevalence of Neospora caninum in Commercial Dairy Cattle from Pakistan," Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 99, No. 2, pp. 368-370. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-3173.1en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1645/ge-3173.1en
dc.identifier.issn0022-3395en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49039en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645/GE-3173.1en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Parasitologyen
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dc.subjectdogsen
dc.subjectinfectionen
dc.subjectseroprevalenceen
dc.subjecttransmissionen
dc.subjectoocystsen
dc.subjectherdsen
dc.subjectepidemiologyen
dc.subjectantibodiesen
dc.subjectdiseaseen
dc.subjectstateen
dc.subjectparasitologyen
dc.titleEffects of Age and Breed on the Prevalence of Neospora caninum in Commercial Dairy Cattle from Pakistanen
dc.title.serialJournal of Parasitologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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