Article
Associação entre sorologia para Neospora caninume taxa de prenhez em vacas receptoras de embriões
Association between seropositivity for Neospora caninum and pregnancy rate in bovine receipts submitted to embryo transfer technology
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PAZ, Gustavo Fontes; LEITE, R. C.; ROCHA, M. A. Associação entre sorologia para Neospora caninum e taxa de prenhez em vacas receptoras de embriões. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 59, n. 5, p. 1323-1325, 2007.
0102-0935
10.1590/S0102-09352007000500034.
Autor
Paz, Gustavo Fontes
Leite, R. C.
Rocha, M. A.
Resumen
The association between seropositivity for Neospora caninum and pregnancy rate in cows belonging to a surrogate herd submitted to embryo transfer technology was determined. The serological status was evaluated in 275 heifers, aging from 14 to 20-month-old. For N. caninum serology analysis of a monoclonal competitive ELISA test Kit was used, and 81 animals (29.5%) showed seropositive. Thus, two groups were randomly formed selecting 33 seropositive heifers and other 33 seronegative animals out of the remaining 194 animals. Seronegative animals were followed up by serological analysis until the end of the trial in order to identify persistently infected individuals. The pregnancy rate was 72.7% in the group of N. caninum-positive sera, and, 81.8% in the seronegative group. No significant difference was observed between groups according to Chi-square test. No association between N. caninum seropositivity and pregnancy rates in surrogate heifers was found.