Occurrence of infectious and contagious diseases in asinines (Equus asinus) reared in the region of Colina, SP

• Grant number: 08/06401-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Technical Training Program - Technical Training
• Start date: August 01, 2008
• End date: May 31, 2009
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Maria do Carmo Custódio de Souza Hunold Lara
• Grantee: Mariana Sequetin Cunha
• Host Institution: Instituto Biológico (IB). Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios (APTA). Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento (São Paulo - Estado). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This project aims to study the occurrence of viral and bacterial diseases in donkeys raised in the Regional Pole of Alta Mogiana located in Colina-SP and region. Semen from seropositive males for viral arteritis will be investigated by isolation techniques in cell culture and PCR to detect if the arteritis virus is being disseminated through this route of elimination.