SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII INFECTION IN PIGS REARED IN INTENSIVE SYSTEM FROM TIMIS COUNTY

Summary To determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the study were taken 17 intensive farms with pigs belonging to multinational companies and 4 pig farms, with intensive programme, belonging to company type SC from Timis County. Serological samples were processed by ELISA technique (immunoenzymatic assay). The blood samples were collected from 100 individuals of each multinational farm, and from each farm type SC. In pig multinational farms Toxoplasma infection prevalence was 0.88%, with variations between 0 and 7%, and in pigs type SC farms, the Toxoplasma gondii infection prevalence was 1.5%, with variations between 0 and 5%.