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

Abstract

Bovine brucellosis is a pathology of great importance from the productive, economic and public health point of view. This is an infectious-contagious disease of bacterial origin that damages different animal species, especially cattle, goats, sheep and pigs, causing economic losses in livestock production, since it causes abortions, reduction in milk production, increase in the inter partum period, as well as infertility in females and sterility in males. The objective of this research work was to determine the prevalence of bovine brucellosis using the Rose Bengal method in cattle farms in Zaruma Canton, analyzing 377 animals considering their origin, age, breed, sex and type of exploitation, as for the origin, the largest number of animals was identified in the Guizhaguiña parish with 111 specimens representing 29, 44%, followed by Abañin with 90 animals representing 23.87% and the sectors where the lowest number of samples were obtained were Sinsao with 25 animals representing 6.63% followed by Arcapamba with 36 specimens representing 9.55%, considering the most predominant breeds found were the Mestizo with 209 animals representing 55, 44%, followed by the Holstein and Brown Swiss breeds with 70 specimens each, representing 18.57% each, and the breed with the least influence was the Jersey with 28 specimens, representing 7.43%, in reference to the age groups, a greater predominance was found in animals 3 years old and older with 321 specimens, representing 85.10%, as for the sex of the animals sampled, With regard to the sex of the animals sampled, the most influential were females with 368 specimens representing 97.61%, considering the type of exploitation that most predominates is dairy production with 287 animals representing 76.13%, so it is concluded that in this research work a prevalence of 0% was obtained in the Zaruma canton.