Yıldız Kader, Gökpınar Sami, Sürsal Neslihan, Değirmenci Rukiye
Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kırıkkale, Türkiye.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2017 Sep;41(3):135-138. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2017.5218.
Neospora caninum is one of the most important causes of abortion in cattle worldwide and causes significant economic losses in the meat and dairy industries. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of N. caninum in dairy cattle raised in Çiçekdağı district of Kırşehir province.
One hundred sixteen serum samples collected from dairy cattle were analyzed for N. caninum antibodies by a commercial Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) kit (VMRD c-ELISA).
The seropositivity rate was 18.1% in the cattle examined. The seroprevalence of N. caninum was 23.4% in dairy cattle with fertility problems, 33.3% in cattle with a history of abortion, and 7.8% in clinically healthy dairy cattle (p=0.006). Cattle breeds with highest seropositivity rates were Holstein, Simmental, and Brown Swiss (p=0.008).
Control measures should be taken for both dogs as final host of the parasite cattle to prevent the spread of neosporosis in cattle in Çiçekdağı district.
犬新孢子虫是全球范围内引起奶牛流产的最重要原因之一,给肉类和乳制品行业造成重大经济损失。本研究旨在确定开塞利省奇切克达ğı区饲养的奶牛中犬新孢子虫的血清阳性率。
采用商业酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)试剂盒(VMRD c-ELISA)对从奶牛采集的116份血清样本进行犬新孢子虫抗体分析。
在所检测的奶牛中,血清阳性率为18.1%。有繁殖问题的奶牛中犬新孢子虫血清阳性率为23.4%,有流产史的奶牛中为33.3%,临床健康的奶牛中为7.8%(p = 0.006)。血清阳性率最高的牛品种是荷斯坦牛、西门塔尔牛和瑞士褐牛(p = 0.008)。
应针对作为该寄生虫终末宿主的犬采取控制措施,以防止奇切克达ğı区奶牛新孢子虫病的传播。