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 |
Brucellosis is an economically important zoonotic disease that causes huge economic loss to farmers. In the present study we aimed to estimate the prevalence of brucellosis among small ruminants of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, a total of 410 serum samples (Sheep-206 & Goat - 204) were collected randomly and tested for brucellosis by Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT), Standard Tube Agglutination Test (STAT), Microagglutination test (MAT) & Indirect-Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (I-ELISA). Out of 204 Goat sera, 12 animals (5.88%) were positive by all serological tests and among 206 sheep, seroprevalence was found to be 18.44%, 16.99%, 16.99% and 22.33% by RBPT, STAT, MAT and I-ELISA, respectively. Thus, the overall seroprevalence in sheep and goat was found to 19.25% and 5.88%, respectively. This study concludes higher prevalence of brucellosis among sheep and goat in Tirunelveli district highlighting the need for implementation of intensive surveillance and control measures against brucellosis.
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