Serological evidence of brucellosis in sheep and goats


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Authors

  • PRAHLAD KUMAR
  • D K SINGH
  • S B BARBUDDHE

Keywords:

Brucellosis, CFT, dot-ELISA, Ooats, RBPT, Sheep, STAT

Abstract

Serum samples of goats (289) and sheep (255) from Delhi abattoir were tested by Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) , standard tube agglutination test (STAT), complement fixation test (CFT) and dot-enzyme linked Immuno-sorbent assay (dot-ELISA). In goats, the incidence was 1.73, 1.38,7.26 and 18.33%, respectively, on the basis ofRBPT, STAT, CFf and dot-ELISA, while in sheep, it was 9.00,4.31,27.48 and 10.58%, respectively, on the basis of RBPT, STAT. CFT and dot-ELISA The overall incidence of brucellosis among sheep was higher in Punjab (50.00%) as compared to sheep from Rajasthan (32.73%) whereas in goats, the incidence was highest in Rajasthan (29.71 %) followed by Uttar Pradesh (29.03%) and Punjab (15.83%). The study indicated that brucellosis is still a zoonotic problem in India.

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Author Biographies

  • PRAHLAD KUMAR
    Surgeon (Meat), Delhi Abattoir, Delhi 110055.
  • D K SINGH
    Scientist, FA O/W H O Collaborating Centre for Research
    and Training in Veterinary Public Health, IVRI, Izatnagar
  • S B BARBUDDHE
    Scientist, ICAR Research Complex Ela, Old Goa 403 402.

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Vol. 67 No. 3 (1997)

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KUMAR, P., SINGH, D. K., & BARBUDDHE, S. B. (2013). Serological evidence of brucellosis in sheep and goats. The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 67(3). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/34245