Initial Seroprevalence Records of Infectious Agents Implicated in Reproductive Issues in High-altitude Cattle from Two Districts in Cajamarca, Peru

In high Andean regions with subsistence livestock farming, diagnostic studies are rarely conducted for reproductive issues in extensively bred cows. This research aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), and bovine herpesvirus (BHV-1) in cattle a...

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Published inVeteriner fakultesi dergisi Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 283 - 288
Main Authors MENDOZA-ESTELA, Jierson E., BRIONES, Gerardo, VARGAS-ROCHA, Luis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kafkas University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 2024
Subjects
bhv-1
bvdb
cattle
high altitude
neospora caninum
reproductive problems
serology
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Summary:In high Andean regions with subsistence livestock farming, diagnostic studies are rarely conducted for reproductive issues in extensively bred cows. This research aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), and bovine herpesvirus (BHV-1) in cattle above 3300 meters in Peru. Blood from 292 cattle across categories and breeds was collected. Antibody prevalence was 13.70±3.94% for N. caninum, 30.14±5.26% for BVDV, and 2.74±1.87% for BHV-1. District-wise differences were not significant (P>0.05). Cow and Creole breed were the most affected, but without statistical variance (P>0.05). These results confirm N. caninum, BVDV, and BHV-1 presence in reproductive issues in high altitudes cattle in Cajamarca and Celendín provinces.
ISSN:1300-6045
1309-2251
DOI:10.9775/kvfd.2023.30503