Studies on Some Aspects of Caprine Mycoplasmasmosis
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1987
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Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi
Abstract
The present study was conducted on some aspects of caprine mycoplasmosis. The salient features of the investigation were:
1. The incidence of Mycoplasma species in natural cases of pneumonia in kids was found to be 20.7 percent. This was lower than found earlier by other workers. The present result indicated that control and preventive measures taken against the infection were effective.
2. Two mycoplasmas ware isolated from these cases: M. mycoides subsp. mycoides (81.8 %) and Marginini (18.2 %).
3. The strain of M. mycoides subsp. mycoides isolated from clinical cases was found to be highly pathogenic as it produced mycoplasmia in mice and a typical disease of broncho-pneumonia in kids. All the kids died between 8 and 16 days post inoculation, showing symptoms of acute pneumonia.
4. The nasal discharge of experimentally infected kids was found positive for . mycoiden subsp. mycoides on 6th day post inoculation and remained positive till the kids died.
5. Agglutinins appeared on 12th day post inoculation in 2 kids and in 3 Kidson 14th day. Thus agglutination test was not found sensitive test to detect, agglutinins or diagnose the disease at the earlier stage.