Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina

After diagnosis of endemic abortions due to neosporosis in a commercial dairy farm, routes of Neospora caninum-transmission were evaluated in order to choose the best strategy for reducing its seroprevalence and related abortions. Fifty two dam-calf pairs were bled at parturition. Additionally, 22 f...

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Main Authors: Lagomarsino, Horacio, Scioli, Agustín, Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin, Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio, Fiorani, Franco, Bence, Ángel, García, Joaquín, Hecker, Yanina, Gual, Ignacio, Canton, German Jose, Odeon, Anselmo Carlos, Campero, Carlos Manuel, Moore, Prando Dadin
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author Lagomarsino, Horacio
Scioli, Agustín
Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin
Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio
Fiorani, Franco
Bence, Ángel
García, Joaquín
Hecker, Yanina
Gual, Ignacio
Canton, German Jose
Odeon, Anselmo Carlos
Campero, Carlos Manuel
Moore, Prando Dadin
author_browse Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio
Bence, Ángel
Campero, Carlos Manuel
Canton, German Jose
Fiorani, Franco
García, Joaquín
Gual, Ignacio
Hecker, Yanina
Lagomarsino, Horacio
Moore, Prando Dadin
Odeon, Anselmo Carlos
Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin
Scioli, Agustín
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Scioli, Agustín
Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin
Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio
Fiorani, Franco
Bence, Ángel
García, Joaquín
Hecker, Yanina
Gual, Ignacio
Canton, German Jose
Odeon, Anselmo Carlos
Campero, Carlos Manuel
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description After diagnosis of endemic abortions due to neosporosis in a commercial dairy farm, routes of Neospora caninum-transmission were evaluated in order to choose the best strategy for reducing its seroprevalence and related abortions. Fifty two dam-calf pairs were bled at parturition. Additionally, 22 female calves were also sampled at regular 3 month intervals until 18–22 months. N. caninum specific antibodies were assayed by IFAT. Serum samples were tested at a dilution 1:25 for calves before colostrum intake and heifers before mating and 1:100 for multiparous cows. Only serum samples from IFAT seropositive cattle involved in the evaluation of the routes of transmission were assessed by a commercial IgG avidity ELISA. Seropositive cows or heifers were artificially inseminated with semen from Hereford bulls. The progenies from these female animals were sent to a feed lot to produce meat. Different generalized linear models (GLM) were used to study the relationship between abortion, age category, and serostatus. Seropositive heifers were more likely to have a record of abortion (OR 2.7; 95% CI 1.6–4.7). Vertical transmission frequency was 55.5% (5 seropositive calves/9 seropositive cows). Horizontal transmission was 22.7% (5 female calves seroconverted at least one time/22 females calves sampled during 24 months) and these 5 female calves had low avidity. In heifers, both seroprevalence and abortion rates decreased from 22.1 and 8.4% of 475 in 2009 to 6.1 and 4.3% of 578 in 2015, respectively (p < 0.01). Over 5 years, N. caninum-seroprevalence and the related abortions in heifers decreased after the control strategy was assessed.
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spelling INTA67162020-02-11T12:03:08Z Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina Lagomarsino, Horacio Scioli, Agustín Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio Fiorani, Franco Bence, Ángel García, Joaquín Hecker, Yanina Gual, Ignacio Canton, German Jose Odeon, Anselmo Carlos Campero, Carlos Manuel Moore, Prando Dadin Aborto Neospora Caninum Control de Enfermedades Vacas Lecheras Argentina Abortion Diaseases Control Dairy Cows Neosporosis After diagnosis of endemic abortions due to neosporosis in a commercial dairy farm, routes of Neospora caninum-transmission were evaluated in order to choose the best strategy for reducing its seroprevalence and related abortions. Fifty two dam-calf pairs were bled at parturition. Additionally, 22 female calves were also sampled at regular 3 month intervals until 18–22 months. N. caninum specific antibodies were assayed by IFAT. Serum samples were tested at a dilution 1:25 for calves before colostrum intake and heifers before mating and 1:100 for multiparous cows. Only serum samples from IFAT seropositive cattle involved in the evaluation of the routes of transmission were assessed by a commercial IgG avidity ELISA. Seropositive cows or heifers were artificially inseminated with semen from Hereford bulls. The progenies from these female animals were sent to a feed lot to produce meat. Different generalized linear models (GLM) were used to study the relationship between abortion, age category, and serostatus. Seropositive heifers were more likely to have a record of abortion (OR 2.7; 95% CI 1.6–4.7). Vertical transmission frequency was 55.5% (5 seropositive calves/9 seropositive cows). Horizontal transmission was 22.7% (5 female calves seroconverted at least one time/22 females calves sampled during 24 months) and these 5 female calves had low avidity. In heifers, both seroprevalence and abortion rates decreased from 22.1 and 8.4% of 475 in 2009 to 6.1 and 4.3% of 578 in 2015, respectively (p < 0.01). Over 5 years, N. caninum-seroprevalence and the related abortions in heifers decreased after the control strategy was assessed. EEA Balcarce Fil: Lagomarsino, Horacio. Actividad privada; Argentina Fil: Scioli, Agustín. Actividad privada; Argentina Fil: Rodríguez, Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Fil: Armendano, Joaquín. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Fiorani, Franco. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Bence, Ángel. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Argentina. Fil: García, Joaquín. Actividad privada; Argentina Fil: Hecker, Yanina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Gual, Ignacio. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Argentina. Fil: Cantón, Germán. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina Fil: Odeón, Anselmo Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Argentina Fil: Campero, Carlos. Actividad privada; Argentina Fil: Moore, Dadín. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2020-02-11T11:46:05Z 2020-02-11T11:46:05Z 2019-12-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/6716 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2019.00446/full 22971769 https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00446 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Frontiers Media, Switzerland Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6: 446 (December 2019)
spellingShingle Aborto
Neospora Caninum
Control de Enfermedades
Vacas Lecheras
Argentina
Abortion
Diaseases Control
Dairy Cows
Neosporosis
Lagomarsino, Horacio
Scioli, Agustín
Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin
Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio
Fiorani, Franco
Bence, Ángel
García, Joaquín
Hecker, Yanina
Gual, Ignacio
Canton, German Jose
Odeon, Anselmo Carlos
Campero, Carlos Manuel
Moore, Prando Dadin
Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina
title Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina
title_full Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina
title_fullStr Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina
title_short Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina
title_sort controlling endemic neospora caninum related abortions in a dairy herd from argentina
topic Aborto
Neospora Caninum
Control de Enfermedades
Vacas Lecheras
Argentina
Abortion
Diaseases Control
Dairy Cows
Neosporosis
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