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Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi
2024 , Vol 30 , Issue 2
Initial Seroprevalence Records of Infectious Agents Implicated in Reproductive Issues in High-altitude Cattle from Two Districts in Cajamarca, Peru
1Departamento de Ciencias Veterinarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Av. Atahualpa 1050, PC. 06003 Cajamarca, PERÚ2Fondo de Crédito para el Desarrollo Agroforestal - FONCREAGRO, Minera Yanacocha, Av San Martín de Porres 1437, PC. 06003 Cajamarca, PERÚ
3Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Av. Atahualpa 1050, PC. 06003 Cajamarca, PERÚ
4Círculo de Estudios e Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias - CEICIVET, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Av. Atahualpa 1050, PC. 06003 Cajamarca, PERÚ DOI : 10.9775/kvfd.2023.30503 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. Keywords : Cattle, High altitude, BHV-1, BVDB, Neospora caninum, Reproductive problems, Serology