title: [Antibodies to certain infections on large goat farms in the Czech Republic].
abstract: On five newly established large goat farms the incidence of antibodies to some chronic and latent infections (arthritis and encephalitis, Q-fever, caseous lymphadenitis and toxoplazmosis) was investigated in the first six months of the year 1994. Agar-gel immunodiffusion did not reveal any antibodies to arthritis and encephalitis of goats (CAE). Complement fixation test did not demonstrate any antibodies to Q-fever. Neither agar-gel immunodiffusion nor neutralization test confirmed any antibodies to caseous lymphadentitis. Complement fixation test (titer 1:8 and more) revealed antibodies to toxoplazmosis at 20.2% of the cases. No clinical symptoms of toxoplazmosis were observed on the investigated goat farms. It was recommended to take a preventive serological examination of goats against CAE, Q-fever and caseous lymphadenitis before they were housed on the given farms. By maintaining high zoohygienic parameters on the large goat farms it is possible to except a decrease in prevalence of antibodies to toxoplazmosis.
authors.affiliation: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Literák
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skrivánek
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Skalka
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Celer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology; D018153:Czech Republic; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D006041:Goats / Q000276:immunology; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014790:Visna-maedi virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies
vernacular_title: Protilátky proti nĕkterým infekcím ve velkochovech koz v Ceské republice.