PREVALENCE OF ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS AMONG BUFFALOS (BUBALUS-BUBALIS) IN THE RIBEIRA VALLEY REGION STATE OF SAO-PAULO, BRAZIL

Authors
DELFAVA C SAMARA SI MEDEIROS ASR BOER MCG LIMA EG
Citation
C. Delfava et al., PREVALENCE OF ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS AMONG BUFFALOS (BUBALUS-BUBALIS) IN THE RIBEIRA VALLEY REGION STATE OF SAO-PAULO, BRAZIL, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 67(1), 1997, pp. 10-11
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences","Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Indian Journal of Animal Sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
03678318
Volume
67
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
10 - 11
Database
ISI
SICI code
0367-8318(1997)67:1<10:POEBLA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The prevalence of enzootic bovine leukosis (EEL) among female buffaloe s reared in 15 herds of the Ribeira Valley, Brazil, was zero. Serum sa mples(470)were submitted to agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) with a gly coprotein antigen(gp51) for the diagnosis of EBL. The fact that no ser oreactive animals were detected may probably be due to the predominant ly extensive management of buffaloes and their little or no contact wi th cattle, the major source of EEL infection.