DETECTION OF BRUCELLOSIS AMONG SHEEP AND GOATS IN GUJARAT STATE BY CULTURAL ISOLATION, SEROLOGICAL TESTS AND MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES
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2012
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
Brucellosis is a major bacterial zoonosis of global importance.
The causative organism belongs to genus Brucella is a Gram-negative
facultative intracellular pathogen and its various species may affect a
range of different mammals including man, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, rodents and
marine mammals. Brucellosis is caused by different species of Brucella and it causes
significant economical losses to live stock industry. The disease is manifested by
reproductive disorder, viz., infertility, retained placenta, abortion and endometritis in
livestock species, hence it leads to loss in productivity of animals and consequently to
economic losses.
The present study was undertaken to detect Brucella antibodies in serum,
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Veterinary Microbiology, Analysis