Micoplasmose (Mycoplasma agalactiae) e artrite encefalite caprina em cabras leiteiras no Cariri Paraibano.

Abstract

In Chapter I, the objective of this work was to review the national and international literature to describe the dissemination of the Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis virus (CAE) and Mycoplasma agalactiae in the caprine production of the Brazilian semi-arid region, thus portraying the Brazilian semiarid situation and taking into account the Cariri Paraibano and also describe the breed Parda Alpina reporting its origin and aptitude. After describing the dissemination of CAE and Mycoplasma agalactiae, the history of both diseases, clinical signs, transmission pathways, diagnoses, control and treatment was explored. In Chapter II, the objective was to evaluate the clinical and serological aspects of goats of the Pardo Alpina breed from a milk-producing property, located in the city of Serra Branca-PB. Fifty animals were used, being distributed in 46 matrices and 4 breeding herds, with and without clinical signs of the diseases. The experiment had an average duration of 7 months. In order to perform the examinations for CAE and Mycoplasma agalactiae, 10 mL of blood was collected by jugular vein puncture with clot activator containing vacuum tubes. All samples were sent to the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases of the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS). For the diagnosis of Mycoplasma agalactiae, indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used for the detection of Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis using agarose gel immunodiffusion (IDGA). In serological tests, prevalence of 48% was achieved for Mycoplasma agalactiae and 12% for Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis, in this way it was observed that both diseases were with high prevalence, having a great impact on the production of the herd.