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http://dx.doi.org/10.7853/kjvs.2013.36.1.53

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy cattle of northern Gyeonggi province in Korea  

Jung, Kwang (Gyeonggi Province Northern Livestock & Veterinary Service)
Shim, Hang-Sub (Gyeonggi Province Northern Livestock & Veterinary Service)
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service / v.36, no.1, 2013 , pp. 53-56 More about this Journal
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Neospora caninum; Dairy cattle; Seroprevalence; ELISA; Gyeonggi province;
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