Análisis retrospectivo de las principales patologías de origen infeccioso que afectan a los terneros en la ganadería colombiana durante el periodo comprendido entre el 2009 y 2019
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2021-10-19
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Universidad Antonio Nariño
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According to the Colombian Federation of Cattle Raisers (FEDEGAN) the agricultural sector
contributes 6% of the national GDP, generating 6% of employment at the national level and 19%
of agricultural employment in the country (FEDEGAN, 2017). Based on the above, livestock
represents an important part of the country's economic and social development (Vallejo 2021). The
Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) is the entity in charge of promoting Good Farming
Practices (BPG) in the country. These involve monitoring animal welfare and the sanitation plan,
which pays special attention to calf care. A calf that is well cared for from birth will be more
resistant to diseases, guaranteeing a high percentage of its development and growth, which
translates into productivity and profitability. In spite of the above, infectious diseases are common
in calves and represent enormous economic losses to the livestock industries, as a result of
mortality and treatment costs. (Baquero-Parrado 2008).
In this work, important aspects of the main infectious pathologies in calves are covered: their
etiology, clinical signs and the most used diagnostic methods in the country, as well as information
regarding the most frequently occurring diseases. On the other hand, different epidemiological
studies found and reports of disease cases that indicate the prevalence of these pathologies during
a time interval between 2010 and 2019 were analyzed.
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Colombia