Prevalence of bovine infectious rhinotracheitis virus in Caquetá department, Colombian Amazon
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is a disease widely spread throughout the worldwith great socio-economic impact on bovine livestock. The objective of this study wasto determine the prevalence of IBR in 100 herds in Caquetá department, for which 960cattle older than 36 months between January and March 2016 were sampled in farmsselected from the criteria: a) size (50-180 hectares), b) with more than 10 cows in milking,c) availability of producers to cooperate and d) accessibility of roads. Blood serum sampleswere sent to the ICA veterinary clinical diagnostic laboratory and analyzed using the Elisablocking test (BHV-1) gB, where sera with blocking percentage greater than 55% wereconsidered as positive for IBR antibodies. High seroprevalence was found (73.13%), being higher in males than in females (p < 0.05). At municipal level, seroprevalencewas greater in El Doncello, Puerto Rico and San Vicente del Caguán municipalities,significant difference (p < 0.05) was found between the nine municipalities analyzed. Atherd level prevalence was of 99%. In conclusion the prevalence of Infectious BovineRhinotracheitis (IBR) virus in dual-purpose cattle of Caquetá department was very high.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia
2020
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/remevez/article/view/87675 |
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