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KMID : 1023520130360010053
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2013 Volume.36 No. 1 p.53 ~ p.56
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy cattle of northern Gyeonggi province in Korea
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Jung Kwang
Shim Hang-Sub
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Abstract
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This study was carried out to investigate the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle of northern Gyeonggi province in Korea. A total of 716 dairy cattle from 14 dairy farms were tested for the presence of antibodies against N. caninum using a commercial ELISA test kit. Herd and individual seroprevalences of N. caninum were 92.8% (13/14) and 23.1% (166/716), respectively. The seroprevalence of dairy cattle according to age was the highest at 49∼72 months (27.4%), but the difference was not statistically significant (P＞0.05). No significant relationship between N. caninum seropositivity with the herd size of the dairy farms was found (P＞0.05). The results indicate that N. caninum infection spreads widely in dairy farms of northern Gyeonggi province in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Neospora caninum, Dairy cattle, Seroprevalence, ELISA, Gyeonggi province
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