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(Published online:
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16.
Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus
and Leptospira hardjo in cattle -
S. Jegaveera Pandian,
Pradeep Kumar Ray, P. C. Chandran and Manoj Kumar
Veterinary World, 8(2): 217-220
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.217-220
S.
Jegaveera Pandian:
Division of Livestock and Fisheries Management, ICAR Research
Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar, India;
jeganicar@gmail.com
Pradeep
Kumar Ray:
Division of Livestock and Fisheries Management, ICAR Research
Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar, India;
raypradeep56@yahoo.co.in
P. C.
Chandran:
Division of Livestock and Fisheries Management, ICAR Research
Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar, India;
vetchandran@gmail.com
Manoj
Kumar: Department of Microbiology, Bihar Veterinary College,
Patna, Bihar, India;
drmanojmicro@rediffmail.com
Received:
11-09-2014, Revised: 05-01-2015, Accepted: 12-01-2015, Published:
23-02-2015
Corresponding author:
S. Jegaveera Pandian, email: jeganicar@gmail.com
Citation:
Pandian SJ, Ray
PK, Chandran PC, Kumar M (2015) Seroprevalence of Brucella
abortus and Leptospira hardjo in cattle, Veterinary
World 8(2):217-220.
Abstract
Aim:
The aim was to assess the seroprevalence of B. abortus
and Leptospira hardjo in the cattle population of Bihar,
this work was carried out.
Materials and Methods: Randomly selected 450 cattle from nine
districts of Bihar were serologically screened for antibodies
against L. hardjo and B. abortus. DAS-ELISA for
leptospira and AB-ELISA for brucella were carried out. Based on
the results prevalence in each district and the state are reported
herewith.
Results: In this study, it was found that the seroprevalence
of L. hardjo was 9.11% and that of B. abortus was
12.2% in Bihar. Indigenous cattle were found to be less
susceptible to leptospirosis and brucellosis even though they
accounted for 83.11% of the study population.
Conclusion: Although there was no acute disease, antibodies
detected against L. hardjo and B. abortus in the
cattle population indicated the presence of chronic and
subclinical infection, which could challenge the fertility of the
animals.
Keywords: brucellosis, cattle, infertility,
leptospirosis, seroprevalence.
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