Seroprevalence and the Associated Risk Factors of Neospora caninum in Egyptian Dairy Cattle with Evaluation of Diagnostic Agreement Between Serum and Milk Samples
E S Abdel Massieh, H M Auda, N M Bakry, Reem M Ramadan, O H Refaei · 2025
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Abdel Massieh and four co-authors measure Neospora caninum infection in Egyptian dairy cattle, in work from 2025. The parasite is a common cause of cattle abortion worldwide. Blood from 254 cows in two governorates was tested with a commercial kit, and milk from 92 of the same animals was tested to check whether milk could stand in for blood.
About a third of cows carried antibodies, with rates of 28 and 40 percent across the two regions. Positive cows had far higher odds of abortion history, the strongest predictor found. Milk agreed with blood only moderately, best late in lactation, so the authors advise keeping blood tests.
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| CREATOR | E S Abdel Massieh, H M Auda, N M Bakry, Reem M Ramadan, O H Refaei |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |