Prevalencia de brucelosis bovinas mediante el método de rosa de bengala en fincas ganaderas del Cantón Piñas

Abstract

Brucellosis is an infectious contagious disease of zoonotic character due to its evolutionary and epidemiological characteristics, it has negative repercussions that directly affect public health. This disease is of bacterial origin produced by the "Brucella" genus and directly affects the reproductive system causing degenerative and inflammatory processes in the uterus of the pregnant animal, fetal membranes, infertility, abortions, perinatal deaths, embryonic reabsorption, placental retentions, metritis, and a reduction in milk production of up to 25%. The objective of this research is to determine the prevalence index of Bovine Brucellosis in cattle ranches of Piñas Canton, by means of the Rose Bengal test (Card-Test) to 379 animals sampled in 27 cattle herds of different origin, race, age, sex, and type of exploitation, with respect to the origin the majority of samples were from the West sector by the parishes of La Bocana and Piedras, With respect to the breed variable, 55.67% belonged to the mestizo breed, being the most predominant, while the Brahman breed represented 29.29%, the red Holstein breed represented 0.53% and the Simmenthal 0.26%. The age variable was categorized as 1 to 2 years old, representing 10.55%, animals from 2 to 3 years old represented 24.27% and finally animals from 3 years old and older represented 65.17%. With respect to the variable sex, 94.46% of the animals were females and 5.54% were males, in the variable type of farm the meat farm represented 34.30%, dairy 18.47% and the most predominant was the dual purpose farm representing 47.23%. It is concluded that the prevalence rate of bovine brucellosis by the Rose Bengal method in Piñas county was 0%.