Toxoplasmosis in pigs in Córdoba, Spain

A total of 303 pig sera were examined by the Indirect Fluorescence Antibody Test (IFAT), basic Direct Agglutination Test (AD) and Direct Agglutination Test with 2-mercaptoethanol (AD 2-ME). The percentages of positive sera were 32.0 with IFAT, 37.95 with AD and 32.34% with AD 2-ME. No relationship was evident between sex and the incidence of toxoplasmosis in pigs. There were no significant statistical differences between the IFAT and the AD 2-ME, hence both tests can be recommended equally for serological surveys of toxoplasmosis.