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Prevalence ofToxoplasma antibodies in sheep and goats in the area of Hissar, Haryana, India

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An endeavour was made to assess the prevalence of Toxoplasma infection in sheep and goats in Hissar using the indirect haemagglutination test. The incidence in sheep was 6·6 per cent and in goats 11·5 per cent and was higher in the female than in the male in both species.

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Dans une tentative pour établir la prévalence de l'infection à toxoplasmes chez le mouton et la chèvre dans la région de Hissar, on a utilisé l'épreuve d'hémagglutination indirecte. Chez le mouton, l'incidence a été de 6, 6 p. 100 et de 11, 5 p. 100 chez la shévre, toujours plus élevée chez les femelles que chez les males dans les deux espèces.

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Se ha intentado evaluar la prevalencia de infecciones a Toxoplasma en ovinos y caprinos en Hissar mediante el uso de la prueba indirecta de hemaglutinacion. La incidencia en ovinos fue de 6.6 por ciento y en caprinos de 11.5 por ciento y era mas alta en las hembras que en los machos en ambas especies.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar

    S. P. Sharma & O. P. Gautam

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Sharma, S.P., Gautam, O.P. Prevalence ofToxoplasma antibodies in sheep and goats in the area of Hissar, Haryana, India. Trop Anim Health Prod 4, 245–248 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02360117

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