Evaluation of leptospirosis in sheep farms in the state of Sergipe, Brazil

• Grant number: 12/24043-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2013
• End date: October 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Lilian Gregory
• Grantee: Ivy Tasso Gomes
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The sheep industry is a very old system of creation in our country and yet still presents a number of problems that hinder economic production of these animals and require urgent solutions. This study was designed in order to perform a detailed study investigating the relationship between serologic reactivity to leptospirosis in 600 sheep from 41 properties in the State of Sergipe. All animals underwent clinical examination general and farm manaegement.