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Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
versão impressa ISSN 1609-9117
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SANDOVAL M, Rocío; DELGADO C, Alfredo; RUIZ G, Luis e RAMOS C, Olger. Determination of the seroprevalence of bovine leukemia virus in a dairy farm of Lima, Peru. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2015, vol.26, n.1, pp.152-158. ISSN 1609-9117. http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v26i1.10919.
The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of the bovine leukemia virusin adairyfarmofapublicuniversityofLima,Peruthrough thecirculatingantibodies againstthevirus. Thediseaseisprevalent in thefarm asin manyother dairyfarmsin the area. The results showed a prevalence of 92.7% (51/55), where 100, 97, and 60% of animals older than 5 years old, from 2 to 5 years old, and less than 2 years old were seropositive respectively. It is recognized the importance of initiating a control and eradication programme that can be used as a model for other commercial dairy farms in the Lima region.
Palavras-chave : enzootic; livestock; infection; leucosis; virus.