National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Anaplasma species are obligate intracellular rickettsial pathogens transmitted by ticks with an impact on animal health. Anaplasma ovis infects sheep and goats and it can be diagnosed by different methods like Giemsa staining, PCR or competitive ELISA. In this study, a PCR method based on major surface protein 4 (MSP4) gene, was utilized for the detection of Anaplasma infection. A total of 780 field blood samples were collected of which 360 from sheep and 420 from goat. Out of 780 whole blood samples collected from sheep and goats, 81.02% (632/780) were found positive for Anaplasma ovis of which 82.50% (297/360) of sheep and 79.76% (335/420) of goats were positive. This indicates high prevalence and thus, A. ovis should be considered as an important constraint of livestock production, and further efforts are needed to better understand the epidemiology and to implement suitable control measures.
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