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Serological status of mares in parturition and the levels of antibodies (IgG) against protozoan family Sarcocystidae from their pre colostral foals

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 199; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.10.001

1873-2550

Felipe Lamberti Pivoto, Arlindo Gomes de Macêdo, Murilo Vieira da Silva, Flávia Batista Ferreira, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Endrigo Pompermayer, Luís Antonio Sangioni, Tiago Wilson Patriarca Mineo, Fernanda Silveira Flôres Vogel,

Coccidia and coccidiosis research

Protozoa from the family Sarcocystidae are agents of reproductive and neurological disorders in horses. The transmission of these protozoa may occur via horizontal or vertical means, and the frequency and potential of the later is not fully elucidated in horses. Thus, the aim of study was to correlation levels of antibodies in mares with pre colostral foals seropositive and assess the level and distribution of antibodies against Neospora spp., Sarcocystis neurona and Toxoplasma gondii, in mares and pre colostral foals at the parturition. The blood samples were collected from mares immediately after parturition and from newborns before the ingestion of colostrum, and sera were analyzed for the presence of IgG by ELISA. It was found that 21.5%, 33.7% and 27.6% of mares were seropositive for Neospora spp., S. neurona and T. gondii, respectively; foals had antibodies at a rate of 8.3%, 6.6% and 6.6% for Neospora spp., S. neurona and T. gondii, respectively. Additionally, paired samples from mares and pre-colostral foals revealed an overall negative correlation between the serum reactivity against these three parasites and suggested that seronegative mares, or those with low to intermediate antibody levels, have a higher risk of giving birth to seropositive foals.