ANDRADE, J. S. L.; ANDRADE, José Sóstenes Leite de.
Resumen:
The risk factors associated to caseous lymphadenitis were identified in sheep
and goats from Piancó and Itaporanga microregions, Paraíba state, Brazil. The work was
conducted in eight municipalities from Piancó and Itaporanga microregions, Paraíba state,
Brazil. It were examined 640 animals: 320 sheep and 320 goats from 32 herds. The
importance of eight variables in the maintenance and spread of the disease in the herds was
verified in the univariate analysis. Afterwards, these variables were offered to multiple
logistic regression. Clinically, the frequency of abscesses and/or abscesses scars was 4.5 % in
goats and 3.1% in sheep. It was verified that 31.3% (10/32) of the herds presented no
evidence of the disease. In the final model, it was observed that animals from herds where the
owners let the abscesses break naturally presented larger odds of caseous lymphadenitis (OR
= 8.19; 95% C.I. = 1.75 – 38.25). The results obtained in the present study suggest the adoption
of the following prophylactic actions: precocious opening and drainage of superficial
abscesses and adequate destination of purulent content.