Maestría de Medicina Veterinaria

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    Estudio retrospectivo de la prevalencia de brucelosis bovina (Brucella abortus) en el Ecuador desde los años 2015 – 2023
    (2024-11) Barragán Taco Edison Macgyver; Núñez Torres Oscar Patricio
    Bovine brucellosis, caused by Brucella abortus, is a zoonotic disease of global importance due to its consequences for both public health and the economy, especially in developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia where control and eradication practices are ineffective. In this study, the prevalence of bovine brucellosis (Brucella abortus) in Ecuador from 2016 to 2023 was analyzed. A total of 1,279 cases of bovine brucellosis reported according to the records of the PhytoZoosanitary Regulation and Control Agency - AGROCALIDAD from 2016 to 2023 were analyzed to evaluate possible differences in the prevalence percentages of brucellosis through the years of study, variations in the months of the year, provinces that make up Ecuador, as well as the regions. Overall, the Sierra and Oriente regions showed the highest prevalence rates, with averages of 15.80 and 15.87%, respectively, while in the Costa Region the average rate reached 10.53%. In the Costa Provinces, prevalence ranged from 6.0% in the province of Santa Elena to 15.2% in Guayas. In the Sierra Region, a wider variation in prevalence levels was observed, ranging from 7.8% in the province of Carchi to 29.6% in the province of Loja, while in the Oriente Region seroprevalence ranged from 6.8% in Morona Santiago to 22.9% in the province of Napo. Finally, bovine brucellosis in Ecuador showed wide variations between the years 2016 to 2023, with values of 14.75% in 2016, which tended to decrease until 2018 with a variation of up to -44% compared to the two previous years, while in 2019 an increase was observed with a variation of 84%, after which it decreased until 2021 and a slight rebound in 2022.
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    Evaluación de la eficacia del método de diagnóstico California Mastitis Test (CMT) para la detección temprana y el monitoreo de la mastitis bovina en el centro de acopio de leche en la Comunidad Tahualag.
    (2024-11) Quinzo Padilla Hirma Janneth; Núñez Torres Oscar Patricio
    Mastitis is a complex disease, the product of several factors associated with both the interaction of the host with the environment and with the pathogenic bacteria present in the environment where dairy cows develop, negatively impacting the health of the animal with the consequent decrease in the production. To detect this disease, the California Mastitis Test (CMT) is applied, which is a sensitive and easy-to-handle test that is applied to each breast quarter. However, it can give false positives, so the interpretation of results could vary, for such reasons. reasons In the present study, the evaluation of the effectiveness of the CMT diagnostic test for the early detection and monitoring of bovine mastitis was carried out in the milk collection center in the Tahualag community. To develop this research, we had a population of 70 crossbred Holstein cows. When the prevalence of mastitis was calculated, it was established that only 18.6% of the females were positive, the predominance of which occurred in the left posterior quarter (CPI) with 31%, followed by 23% belonging to the CAI (left anterior quarter), the CAD (right anterior quarter) and the CDP (right posterior quarter). The calculation of the prevalence of mastitis according to age showed that there is greater influence in females 6 years of age (38.5%) and with less influence ages 7 and 8 years (7.7%). Among the biological agents causing mastitis, Staphylococcus aureus was identified in the highest percentage (38.5%), followed by 23.1% belonging to both Staphylococcus spp and Staphylococcus coagulase, and finally both Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Streptococcus uberis, each with the 7.7%.
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    Factores de riesgos asociados a la prevalencia de enteroparásitos e histoparásitos en suinos faenados en el camal de Baños de Agua Santa
    (2024-11) Nasamuez Muñoz Cinthya Dayanara; Núñez Torres Oscar Patricio
    The present study focuses on the need to determine the risk factors associated to the prevalence of enteroparasites and histoparasites in pigs slaughtered in the Camal Municipal de Baños de Agua Santa, since the presence of parasites is the cause of various diseases in said animals affecting to the quality of the meat. The post-mortem inspection of the gastrointestinal tract and muscle tissues was carried out in order to evaluate the presence or absence of parasitosis, for which there was a population of 1012 pigs that were slaughtered in the slaughterhouse, then descriptive statistics were used considering the frequency, histograms, using SPSS software. When evaluating the prevalence of parasitic in the present investigation, it was reported that only 173 positive samples were obtained, representing 17.1%, of which the highest prevalence according to sex occurs in males with 59.5%, the prevalence of parasites according to age was occurs in animals. with less than a year is 89%, this implies the lack of deworming during the development and completion stages, this entails economic losses for producers. A higher percentage of parasites was reported in animals from Zaruma (44.5%). According to sex, in the present investigation, a greater presence of Ascaris is seen in males with 56%, this being the main parasite causing economic losses, causing a setback in the development of pigs. According to the risk factors and management that are present in the production systems used determine the prevalence of the parasite load, it is important to consider that the parasites found in this research are of great importance and may even be transmissible. to humans.