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| Type: | Journal article |
| Title: | Prevalence of Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep and goats in Pakistan |
| Author: | Nasir, A. Ashraf, M. Khan, M. Javeed, A. Yaqub, T. Avais, M. Reichel, M. |
| Citation: | Journal of Parasitology, 2012; 98(1):213-215 |
| Publisher: | American Society of Parasitologists |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3395 1937-2345 |
| Statement of Responsibility: | A. Nasir, M. Ashraf, M. S. Khan, A. Javeed, T. Yaqub, M. Avais, and M. P. Reichel |
| Abstract: | The purpose of the present study was to obtain seroepidemiological information on the Neospora caninum infection status of sheep and goats in different areas of Punjab Province and Azad Kashmir (Pakistan). A cross-sectional study, with the use of a competitive ELISA, showed an overall 27.7% (35 of 128) (95% confidence interval [CI] ± 7.7%) and 8.6% (13 of 142) (95% CI ± 4.6%) seroprevalence of N. caninum antibodies in sheep and goats, respectively. The difference in seroprevalence between sheep and goat populations was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The highest prevalence (37.4% ± 13.2%) was recorded in the tailless breed of sheep. |
| Keywords: | Animals Goats Sheep Neospora Coccidiosis Sheep Diseases Antibodies, Protozoan Seroepidemiologic Studies Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Goat Diseases Breeding Cross-Sectional Studies Pakistan Female Male |
| Rights: | © American Society of Parasitologists 2012 |
| DOI: | 10.1645/GE-2863.1 |
| Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/ge-2863.1 |
| Appears in Collections: | Animal and Veterinary Sciences publications Aurora harvest 2 |
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