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Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, vol.60, no.2, pp.99-102, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
This study was carried out in order to determine the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in cattle in the region of Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey. For this purpose, blood samples were collected from 109 cattle younger than 2-year-old and 376 cattle older than 2-year-old and sera were obtained from these samples. Sera were examined for antibodies against N.caninum using a commercial competitive ELISA (cELISA) kit. Accordingly, seroprevalence of N.caninum in Afyonkarahisar was found to be 21.03 %. Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between age and seropositivity, however, it was observed that 32 of 62 aborting cows (51.6 %) showed seropositivity. Moreover, the differences between aborting and nonaborting seropositive cattle was significant statistically (p <0.001). In conclusion, the antibodies of N. caninum was determined in cattle of Afyonkarahisar province and it is suggested that N.caninum should be taken into consideration in abort cases of cattle, however, the isolation of N.caninum from aborted cow foetus has to be performed to confirm the diagnosis.