• Title of article

    Seroprevalence of caprine arthritis–encephalitis virus in goats in the Cariri region, Paraiba state, Brazil

  • Author/Authors

    Bandeira، نويسنده , , Dimas Assis and de Castro، نويسنده , , Roberto Soares and Azevedo، نويسنده , , Edيsio Oliveira and de Souza Seixas Melo، نويسنده , , Luiza and de Melo، نويسنده , , Cristiano Barros، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    399
  • To page
    401
  • Abstract
    The seroprevalence of caprine arthritis–encephalitis virus (CAEV) in the Cariri Region of Paraíba State, Brazil, was determined in 60 goat herds using the agar gel immunodiffusion test. The overall seroprevalence was 8.2%, with seropositivity in 21/60 (35%) herds and 13/15 (86.6%) municipalities. Bucks had a significantly higher frequency of infection (28.3%) than does (5.9%), and bucks that originated in other states had a significantly higher frequency of infection (76.5%) than those from Paraíba State (9.3%).
  • Keywords
    Agar gel immunodiffusion test , Seroprevalence , Caprine arthritis–encephalitis virus , Goats
  • Journal title
    The Veterinary Journal
  • Serial Year
    2009
  • Journal title
    The Veterinary Journal
  • Record number

    1393329