Survey on Prevalence of Brucella Infection in Sheep and Goats
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ramesh, P.T. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Uppendra, H. A. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ansar Kamaran, C. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Narayanswamy, H.D. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Rathnamma, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nethra, R. | |
| dc.contributor.other | --, -- | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-03T06:48:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-03T06:48:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-06-17 | |
| dc.description | P.G.Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The present study was carried out in six different farms of sheep and goats i.e., at Bengaluru, Haniyuru, Allipura, Huduguru, Veerapsandra and Peddaenhalli to survey on seroprevalence of brucella infection by RBPT and STAT. Preliminary screening of a total of 148 sheep and 104 goat sera samples in six farms by RBPT revealed 10 (6.7%) sheep and 7 (7%) goats as reactors. All the RBPT reactors were further subjected to standard tube agglutination test. All the animals selected in farms at Bengaluru and Haniyuru were seronegative which could be hypothesized that animals were not exposed to the infectious agent. So, the seroprevalence recorded were 7%, 14.3%, 3.3% and 2.85% at Allipura, Huduguru, Veerapsandra and Peddaenhalli respectively which might be due to endemicity. Identification of endemic areas would be helpful in culling the seropositive animals and undertaking vaccination program. In the hematological and biochemical analysis conducted, there was significantly higher (P<0.05) TLC values and neutrophil count, significantly lower hemoglobin levels, lymphocyte and monocyte count and no significant variation in PCV of blood samples in brucella seropositive animals. This might be due to cellular immune response to bacterial infection and anemia due to brucella’s tropism to reticuloendothelial system. There was no significant variation (P<0.05) in AST & GGT and albumin: globulin ratio values in brucella seropositive animals and hence no damage to liver was observed in the present study conducted. The present study revealed 15 Km distance between each farm, communal pasturing and watering, comingling of the animals, open system of rearing and non utilization of immunization are the risk factors in seropositive farms which declared the minimal epidemiological unit of intervention. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | -- | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810034664 | |
| dc.keywords | six different farms of sheep and goats i.e., at Bengaluru, Haniyuru, Allipura, Huduguru, Veerapsandra and Peddaenhalli to survey on seroprevalence of brucella infection by RBPT and STAT | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.pages | 99 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University , Bidar | en_US |
| dc.research.problem | -- | en_US |
| dc.sub | Veterinary Medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | null-- | en_US |
| dc.subject | -- | en_US |
| dc.theme | -- | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.V.Sc. | en_US |
| dc.title | Survey on Prevalence of Brucella Infection in Sheep and Goats | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |