OCCURRENCE OF SMALL RUMINANT LENTIVIRUS IN THE SEMI-ARID OF BAHIA AND THE PRODUCTIVITY PROFILE OF THE REGION

Authors

  • Silvia Ines Sardi Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
  • Glauber Santos R. de Sena Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
  • Gubio Soares Campos Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
  • Gisele Rocha Santos Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
  • Antônio L. Maia Neto Agencia de Defesa Agropecuária da Bahia, Setor sanidade animal,Ondina, Salvador , Bahia
  • Luciana Niedersberg de Avila Agencia de Defesa Agropecuária da Bahia, Setor sanidade animal, Ondina, Salvador , Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v13i4.17429

Keywords:

Animal Sanity

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of Small Ruminants Lentiviruses (SRLV: Caprine arthrite encephalitis virus, CAEV, and Maedi-Visna, MVV) and characterize the social/economical profile of the farms in the semi-arid region of Portal do Sertão, Sisal e Bacia do Jacuípe, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.  Sera from goats (n= 1046) and sheep (704) were collected to detect antibodies against CAEV and MVV by Agar Immunodifusion (AGID) and ELISA and Western Blot for CAEV. A questionnaire was applied to each farm where sera were collected in order to define the social/economical profile. The results obtained by AGID showed no positive goats and sheep for infection by CAEV or MVV, respectively, but 5/755 sera were positive for CAEV by ELISA and confirmed by Western blot. The questionnaire analysis showed a low technical profile in the smallholders, under familiar management, whose flocks were raised in an extensive system destined to self-consumption or local trading. In conclusion, this work demonstrated a low incidence of SRLV, and that the production in the farms of the semi-arid region is based mainly in goat and sheep herds without specific breed, destined for for self-consumption or local commercialization.

KEYWORDS: diagnosis; productivity; semi-arid; Small Ruminant Lentivirus.

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Published

2012-12-14

How to Cite

SARDI, Silvia Ines; SENA, Glauber Santos R. de; CAMPOS, Gubio Soares; SANTOS, Gisele Rocha; NETO, Antônio L. Maia; AVILA, Luciana Niedersberg de. OCCURRENCE OF SMALL RUMINANT LENTIVIRUS IN THE SEMI-ARID OF BAHIA AND THE PRODUCTIVITY PROFILE OF THE REGION. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 13, n. 4, p. 494–503, 2012. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v13i4.17429. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/17429. Acesso em: 6 dec. 2025.

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Veterinary Medicine