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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Estudi de la neosporosi a la cabana bovina d'aptitud càrnia del Principat d'Andorra

Armengol i Gelonch, Ramon N. 15 May 2008 (has links)
Aquesta tesi ha estudiat la seroprevalença de Neospora caninum i els factors de risc que la afecten en bovins d'aptitud càrnia a Andorra. S'ha avaluat els nivells d'anticossos de N. caninum mitjançant la tècnica d'ELISA considerant mostres de 1758 animals majors de 6 mesos d'edat, pertanyents a 26 explotacions. Gairebé el 85% de les 26 explotacions estudiades han estat exposades a N. caninum amb seroprevalença mitjana d'anticossos a les explotacions 7.4%. L'edat, les diferents pastures comunals i la raça, van ser els factors de risc que afecten la seroprevalença de la infecció al Principat. Els resultats suggereixen que la localització de les zones de pastura podrien potenciar la transmissió horitzontal d'aquest paràsit i que algunes races són més resistents a la infecció per N. caninum que d'altres. / The present PhD presents the results of a serological survey performed to analyze Neospora caninum seroprevalence and risk factors affecting seroprevalence in beef cattle in Andorra were investigated. Antibodies to N. Caninum were evaluated by ELISA performed on a yearly basis in 1,758 animals older than 6 mo, belonging to 26 herds. Almost 85% of the analyzed herds had at least one positive animal. Mean herd seroprevalence of antibodies to N. Caninum was 7.4%. Age, summer grazing area of the herds and breed emerged as the main risk factors affecting seroprevalence of N. Caninum infection in Andorra. The results suggest that the particular grazing location could promote the horizontal transmission of this parasite and certain breeds are less susceptible to N. Caninum infection than others.

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