Serological survey for leptospiral antibodies in goats in St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, 1985-1986.
Trop Anim Health Prod
; 22(3): 171-7, 1990 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2219456
A serological survey of goats in St Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica, comprising the breeding herd at the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) facility at Hounslow, five commercial herds and 21 family herds was carried out in 1985-1986. The Leptospira microscopic agglutination test indicated that one or more serovars in the Canicola serogroup were the most prevalent. Repeated samplings of goats at ADC, Hounslow demonstrated an increase in portlandvere and canicola seropositive animals following the onset of warmer weather and of icterohaemorrhagiae seropositive animals following the autumn rains and cooler weather. Apart from a cluster of family goats seropositive to pomona there was no geographical separation of reactors to the other serovars tested in the parish.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Goat Diseases
/
Leptospirosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prevalence_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Caribe ingles
/
Jamaica
Language:
En
Journal:
Trop Anim Health Prod
Year:
1990
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamaica
Country of publication:
United States