Seroepidemiological Survey of Arthritis CaprineEncephalitis in Production Units of the States of Pará and Maranhão

Authors

  • Claudina Rita Pires Instituto Federal do Pará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-9934
  • Hilma Lucia Tavares Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Lívio Martins Costa Universidade Federal do Maranhão

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25066/agrotec.v38i1.24482

Keywords:

Goats, CAEV, Immunodiagnostic, IDGA, Risk factors

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the frequency levels of antibodies the caprine athritisencephalitis virus. It wasanalyzed by the serological test agarose gel immunodiffusion,396 samples of goat serum in 14 distinct production units in the states of Pará and Maranhão.The frequency observed was 21.6% (85/393). The risk factors found were: lack of knowledge about the disease, the use of non-disposable materials, the free-range farming system, the semi-intensive farming system, and handling procedures. It has been concluded that the goat production units in Pará and Maranhão showed positive results for the studied disease in their livestock.

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Published

2017-04-20

How to Cite

Pires, C. R., Tavares, H. L., & Costa, L. M. (2017). Seroepidemiological Survey of Arthritis CaprineEncephalitis in Production Units of the States of Pará and Maranhão. Agropecuária Técnica, 38(1), 52–57. https://doi.org/10.25066/agrotec.v38i1.24482

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Medicina Veterinária