Abstract

RODRIGUEZ PERAZA, José Luis; FORLANO RIERA, María Dalila  and  MELENDEZ MELENDEZ, Roy Daniel. Dynamics of Anaplasma marginale Active Infection and Antibodies in Calves. Rev. Med. Vet. [online]. 2020, n.40, pp.35-44. ISSN 0122-9354.  https://doi.org/10.19052/mv.vol1.iss40.4.

Bovine species has been historically of high importance to the human beings as a provision animal. Therefore, it is highly important to care and protect this species. There are different diseases attacking the bovines around the world, such as the bovine anaplasmosis. This non-experimental research in the field aims to evaluate the dynamics of anti-Anaplasma antibodies and to determine when the animal has an active infection. To do so, a population of 35 female calves was used from the production unit in the town Crespo, Lara State, Venezuela. Female calves, from 0 to 7 days born, were taken blood samples in test tubes with anticoagulant. Then a white smear test was carried out and the hematocrit was determined. Samples without anticoagulant were taken to do an indirect immunofluorescence test. The calves were taken blood samples every 15 days in order to complete 12 samples from each individual calf. For the data analysis, the statistical test X2 from the software Epi Info v.3.5.4 was used. Positive tests accounted for 79.05 % of the samples and seropositiveness for Anaplasma marginale reached 100%. It is concluded that the high values resulting from the serologic tests indicate that these animals have an immune memory, which means, in turn, that they were not necessarily infected at the time of being taken the samples. Likewise, this study confirms that this species is able to create a pre-immunity condition to the anaplasmosis at an early age and to keep it for a long term. This way, they reach an enzootic balance in the production unit.

Keywords : antibodies; dynamics; Anaplasma marginale; infection; indirect immunofluorescence.

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