Neospora caninum Infection in Cattle in the Province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Southwest of Iran: Seroprevalence and Molecular Assessment

Table 1

Features of the cattle and relative seropositivity to Neospora in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, southwest of Iran.

Characteristics	Frequency		Positive for anti-Neospora antibodies		Positive by molecular method (PCR)
	No.	Percent (%)	No.	Percent	No.	Percent
Age
1	32	22.2	11	34.37	5	15.6
2	9	6.25	2	22.22	1	11.1
3	13	9.02	6	46.15	2	15.4
4	11	7.6	3	23.8	1	9.1
5	34	23.6	9	26.47	10	29.4
6	30	20.8	10	33.33	6	20
7	14	9.7	5	35.7	2	14.28
8	1	0.69	1	100	0	0
Sex
Male	82	54.6	27	32.9	14	17.07
Female	68	45.33	22	32.3	12	17.64
Pregnancy
Pregnant	43	65	13	30.2	7	16.27
Not pregnant	107	35	36	35.5	20	18.69

Age of a few of the animals was missing.