Caracterización epidemiológica de la toxoplasmosis en cebaderos de porcino de Aragón
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2011
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Vico, Juan PabloMainar Jaime, Raúl Carlos
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A cross sectional study showed that the individual seroprevalence to
Toxoplasma gondii in finishing pigs in Aragón was 22.8% (CI95%=21.1%-24.4%) and the
herd seroprevalence was 51.5% (IC95%=41.7%-61.3%). A generalized linear model showed
that larger number of pigs in the farm, deficiencies on the outside fence, sharing workers
between pig farms, lower percentage of slatted floor in the boxes and the presence of cats in
the farm were positively associated with higher levels of seroprevalence. Lower
seroprevalence was associated with bars as pen separation, water supply from wells/rivers
and the absence of a continuous rodent control programme. Pig toxoplasmosis is
widespread in Aragon and preventing the presence of cats and implementing overall hygiene
and biosecurity measures are of utmost importance for its control.
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Toxoplasma gondii, ELISA, Swine
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Vico, J.P., Mainar-Jaime, R.C. “Caracterización epidemiológica de la toxoplasmosis en cebaderos de porcino de Aragón”. En: 41 Jornadas de Estudio. XIV Jornadas sobre Producción Animal. AIDA. Zaragoza, España, 17 y 18 de mayo de 2011, pp.759-761. ISBN: 978-84-615-0062-8
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ToxoplasmosisCerdo
Aragón
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Producción y sanidad animal