• Breed variability in the cellular mediated immune response to experimental Neospora caninum infection in heifers 

      Fiorani, Franco; Dallard, Bibiana; Cheuquepán Valenzuela, Felipe Andres; Sosa, Emiliano; Pardo, Alan Maxs; Gual, Ignacio; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Marin, Maia Solange; Quintana, Silvina; Canton, German Jose; Valentini, Beatriz Susana; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Torioni, Susana Marta; Cobo, Eduardo Rubén; Corva, Pablo; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2024-09)
      Protozoan parasite Neospora caninum causes abortion in infected cattle while others remain asymptomatic. Host immunity plays a critical role in the outcome of bovine neosporosis. Despite extensive research, there is a ...
    • Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina 

      Lagomarsino, Horacio; Scioli, Agustín; Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Fiorani, Franco; Bence, Ángel; García, Joaquín; Hecker, Yanina; Gual, Ignacio; Canton, German Jose; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Moore, Prando Dadin (Frontiers Media, Switzerland, 2019-12-12)
      After diagnosis of endemic abortions due to neosporosis in a commercial dairy farm, routes of Neospora caninum-transmission were evaluated in order to choose the best strategy for reducing its seroprevalence and related ...
    • Delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test against Neospora caninum in heifers with undetectable specific antibodies 

      Fiorani, Franco; Hecker, Yanina; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Gual, Ignacio; Campero, Lucía María; Wilkowsky, Silvina Elizabeth; Cobo, Eduardo Rubén; Corva, Pablo; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2020-07-19)
      Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) has been used in human and veterinary medicine as a skin testing for evaluating in vivocell-mediated immune responses (CMIR). Whereas CMIR is a key process to control intracellular ...
    • Development and validation of a novel ELISA for the detection of Neospora caninum antibodies in bovine sera 

      Mansilla, Florencia Celeste; Gual, Ignacio; Pereyra, Walter Rodrigo; Cardoso, Nancy Patricia; Turco, Cecilia; Capozzo, Alejandra Victoria (Annex Publishers, 2019-08-26)
      Neospora caninum is a world-wide distributed apicomplexan parasite, causative agent of bovine neosporosis, which is one of the major causes of reproductive losses in cattle affecting both dairy and beef industries. Several ...
    • Effect of dexamethasone in Neospora Caninum seropositive calves 

      Idarraga Bedoya, Samuel; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Gual, Ignacio; Hecker, Yanina; Leunda, Maria Rosa; Pereyra, Susana Beatriz; Verna, Andrea Elizabeth; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Moore, Prando Dadin (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-03-09)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Dexamethasone (DXM) on clinical parameters, absolute and differential leukocyte count, specific IgG titers, IFN-γ production and parasitemia in beef calves seropositive ...
    • Exposiciones ovinas en Ayacucho y Rauch 

      Cesa, Ariela; Fernández, Jimena; Alvarado, Patricia; Colavita, Lelio Daniel; Arregui, Facundo; Gual, Ignacio (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, INTA, 2023-08)
      Las exposiciones rurales de reproductores ovinos forman parte de la historia de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Da cuenta de ello que las localidades de Ayacucho y Rauch son pioneras y han realizado y mantenido este evento ...
    • Ganadería ovina argentina, oportunidades para un sector que puede volver a ser grande 

      Gual, Ignacio; Colavita, Lelio Daniel (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, INTA, 2025-05)
      Aunque Argentina ya no cuenta con los más de 75 millones de cabezas ovinas que tuvo en su apogeo, la actividad sigue siendo estratégica en varias regiones del país. En un contexto de bajo consumo, rentabilidad limitada y ...
    • Immune response to Neospora caninum live tachyzoites in prepubertal female calves 

      Hecker, Yanina; Regidor-Cerrillo, Javier; Fiorani, Franco; Horcajo, Pilar; Soria, Ivana; Gual, Ignacio; Torioni, Susana Marta; Campero, Lucia; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Alvarez-García, Gema; Ortega-Mora, Luis; Zamorano, Patricia Ines; Venturini, María Clara; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Springer Berlin, 2019-09-04)
      The aim of the present study was to characterize the specific immune response in prepubertal female calves inoculated with Neospora caninum. Forty-eight N. caninum-seronegative 6-month-old Angus female calves were randomly ...
    • Immunization with plant-based vaccine expressing Toxoplasma gondii SAG1 fused to plant HSP90 elicits protective immune response in lambs 

      Campero, Lucia Maria; Gual, Ignacio; Sander, Valeria; Mendoza Morales, Luisa; Ramos Duarte, Victor; Formigo, Paula; Sosa, Emiliano; Lázaro, Fermín; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Atela, Agustín; Legarralde, Ariel; Hozbor, Federico Andres; Canton, German Jose; Angel, Sergio; Moore, Prando Dadin; Clemente, Marina (Elsevier, 2025-02)
      Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite causing toxoplasmosis, a principal concern for public health and livestock industries. Effective vaccination strategies are crucial for controlling toxoplasmosis, particularly in ...
    • Informe 3er Encuentro de cátedras de producción ovina 

      Alvarado, Patricia; Fernández, Jimena; Coppola, Marcela; Carancci, Paula; Lynch, Gloria; Mc Cormick, Mercedes; Boracchia, Ana; Cesa, Ariela; Gual, Ignacio; Arregui, Facundo (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado, INTA, 2025-02)
      Al igual que en el 2023 y 2024, este 13 de febrero del 2025 llevamos adelante el 3º Encuentro de Cátedras de Producción Ovina durante la Exposición ovina de Ayacucho. Este año logramos coordinar las siguientes actividades: ...
    • Isolation of Neospora caninum from a beef cattle fetus from Argentina: Immunopathological and molecular studies. 

      Campero, Lucía María; Gual, Ignacio; Dellarupe, Andrea; Schares, Gereon; Moré, Gastón; Moore, Prando Dadin; Venturini, María Cecilia (Elsevier, 2020-07)
      Neospora caninum is an important abortifacient agent affecting mainly cattle worldwide. The aim of the present work was to describe the histopathological findings in a naturally infected beef cow and its midterm fetus ...
    • La lactancia: momento clave en la producción ovina 

      Alvarado, Patricia; Cesa, Ariela; Gual, Ignacio (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, INTA, 2022-05)
      Le proponemos analizar posibles estrategias para llevar a cabo esta etapa óptimamente.
    • Manejo de los ovinos durante la gestación 

      Gual, Ignacio; Alvarado, Patricia; Cesa, Ariela (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, INTA, 2022-03)
      El período de parición suele ser el momento más crítico para cualquier sistema de producción animal, pero en ovinos es especialmente importante porque la mortalidad perinatal puede llegar a ser muy elevada, ocasionando ...
    • Manejo general básico de un sistema de producción ovina en el sudeste de Buenos Aires 

      Arregui, Facundo; Gual, Ignacio; Rodríguez, Cecilia; Burges, Julio Cesar (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, INTA, 2021-07)
      En todo sistema de producción ovina se debe garantizar el bienestar animal, el bienestar del personal a cargo, una continua capacitación y motivación del personal y la provisión de adecuadas instalaciones y tecnologías que ...
    • Manejo sanitario en ovinos en el sudeste bonaerense. 

      Gual, Ignacio; Burges, Julio Cesar (Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, INTA, 2021-05)
      El manejo sanitario de los ovinos implica principalmente la prevención, pero también el diagnóstico, tratamiento y control de las distintas enfermedades que puedan afectar a la majada. El diseño de un calendario sanitario ...
    • Molecular confirmation of sarcocystis gigantean in a naturally infected sheep in Argentina: a case report. 

      Gual, Ignacio; Bartley, Paul; Katzer, Frank; Innes, Elisabeth; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2017-12-15)
      The work describes a case of Sarcocystis gigantea infection in a 3-years-old Corriedale ewe from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The ewe was found dead with a poor body condition. Pathological and molecular studies were ...
    • Ovine abortion by Neospora caninum: first case reported in Argentina 

      Hecker, Yanina; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Fiorentino, María Andrea; Gual, Ignacio; Rivera, Emilia; Fiorani, Franco; Dorsch, Matías; Gos, María Laura; Pardini, Lais; Scioli, María; Magariños, Sergio; Paolicchi, Fernando; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Springer Verlag Germany, 2019-09-04)
      Purpose The aim of this study was to describe for the first time a natural case of ovine abortion associated with Neospora caninum in a flock with reproductive losses in Argentina. Materials and Methods The analyzed ...
    • Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) new intermediate host of Sarcocystis svanai (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) 

      Scioscia, Nathalia; Olmos, Leandro Hipolito; Gorosabel, Antonella; Bernad, Lucía; Pedrana, Julieta; Hecker, Yanina; Gual, Ignacio; Gos, Maria Laura; Denegri, Guillermo; Moore, Prando Dadin; Moré, Gastón Andrés (Elsevier, 2017-01)
      Several Sarcocystis spp. have carnivores as definitive host and sarcocysts are common in muscles of herbivores (intermediate host). However, sarcocysts have been found in muscles of wild and domestic carnivores suggesting ...
    • Parasitemia and Associated Immune Response in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Beef Cows 

      Gual, Ignacio; Campero, Lucia Maria; Hecker, Yanina; Regidor-Cerrillo, Javier; Leunda, Maria Rosa; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Torioni, Susana Marta; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Estein, Silvia; Ortega Mora, Luis Miguel; Moore, Prando Dadin (Frontiers Media, 2022-06)
      The aim of this longitudinal study was to characterize the parasitemia of Neospora caninum and the associated immunological parameters in naturally infected beef cows for 10 months. The following groups were established: ...
    • Precocidad sexual de corderas Texel, Corriedate, Highlander y Poll Dorset en el Sudeste de Buenos Aires 

      Gual, Ignacio; Hozbor, Federico Andres; Papaleo Mazzucco, Juliana; Jaimes, Florencia; Dininno, José Sergio; Nieto, Carlos Alberto; Burges, Julio Cesar (Asociación Argentina de Producción Animal, 2020-11)
      La provincia de Buenos Aires posee el 17% del total de ovinos de la Argentina. La mayoría de las majadas están constituidas por razas de doble propósito (carne y lana) y se crían predominantemente en forma extensiva sobre ...