title: A survey of anti-Ostertagia ostertagii antibody levels in bulk tank milk samples (BTM) in dairy herds in Lower Silesia Region (Poland).
abstract: This work presents serological evidence of cattle ostertagiosis in the Lower Silesia Region (Poland), based on the measurement of antibodies in bulk tank milk (BTM) samples. It represents the first evidence of this parasite examined with the use of the ELISA test and milk samples in Poland. The prevalence of Ostertagia ostertagii antibodies was determined in BTM from 32 dairy cattle herds. Antibodies to O. ostertagii were demonstrated in all herds. The optical density ratio (ODR) varied from -0.088 to 1.024. The mean ODR value in the examined region was 0.53.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epizootiology with Clinic of Birds and Exotic Animals, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Pl. Grunwaldzki 45, 50-366 Wrocław, Poland. ploneczka@poczta.onet.pl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Płoneczka-Janeczko
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piekarska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rypuła
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazurkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D003612:Dairying; D005260:Female; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D010028:Ostertagia / Q000276:immunology*; D010029:Ostertagiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth