Serological and Molecular Studies on Brucellosis and Q-fever in Goats of Haryana

dc.contributor.advisorChhabra), Rajesh
dc.contributor.authorPriya
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-31T03:52:34Z
dc.date.available2023-05-31T03:52:34Z
dc.date.issued2024-04
dc.description.abstractBrucellosis and Q-fever are two important zoonotic bacterial diseases that cause reproductive problems in goats, including mid to late-term abortions and has a significant impact on animal production and public health. Despite this, there have been very few studies on the prevalence of brucellosis and Q-fever in goats in Haryana. The present study was done to determine the prevalence of Q-fever and brucellosis in Haryana. A total of 400 sera sample was collected from serum bank of Department of Veterinary Microbiology, LUVAS, Hisar and were analyzed using RBPT and iELISA for brucellosis and iELISA for Q-Fever. Moreover, 10 clinical samples with serum were collected from mid-term to late-term aborted goats in Haryana and subjected to PCR using bcsp31 and IS711 primers for Brucella Spp., and IS1111 for Coxiella burnetii. The overall seroprevalence was estimated as 13.75 percent by RBPT and 16.5 percent by iELISA for brucellosis and 18.25 percent by iELISA for Q-fever. It was observed that 4.5 percent samples were serologically positive for both Brucellosis and Q-fever by iELISA. The seropositivity of brucellosis and Q-fever in mid to late-term aborted goats of Haryana was observed as 20 percent by RBPT and iELISA for brucellosis and none of the samples were found positiveby iELISA for Q-fever. By using conventional PCR, 20% (2/10) clinical samples were found positive for B. melitensis and 10% (1/10) were positive for C. burnetii. Subsequently, it suggests that serological and molecular tests are suitable for diagnosing brucellosis and Q-fever in goats. Furthermore, vaccination programmes, public awareness and campaign programmes should be done to teach farmers regarding hygiene, sanitation and to stop spreading of disease.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810197478
dc.keywordsSeroprevalence, Brucellosis, Q-fever, Goats, RBPT, ELISA, Haryanaen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages44 + xen_US
dc.publisherLala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisaren_US
dc.subVeterinary Microbiologyen_US
dc.themeSerological and Molecular Studies on Brucellosis and Q-fever in Goats of Haryanaen_US
dc.these.typeM.V.Sc.en_US
dc.titleSerological and Molecular Studies on Brucellosis and Q-fever in Goats of Haryanaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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