Occurrence of infection by Toxoplasma gondii in slaughtered swine in the northwestern region of Paraná, Brazil

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in swine slaughtered in Iporã, Northwest Paraná state. Blood samples were obtained from 500 finishing swine. All animals were raised under intensive farming; the blood samples were analyzed using the immunofluorescence antibody test (...

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Main Authors: Hannah Lia Ettiene Peruch Lemos dos Santos, Roberta Lemos Freire, Luiz Sérgio Merlini, Paulo Henrique Sposito, Jonathan Soares Lima, Italmar Teodorico Navarro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2015-07-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/18384