Veterinarski arhiv, Vol. 70 No. 2, 2000.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Abortions and infertility in livestock due to brucellosis in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Subhash Verma
; Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, India
Ramesh C. Katoch
; Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, India
Mandeep Sharma
; Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Palampur, India
Parag Nigam
; RVC, Mobile Veterinary Services, India
Sažetak
A total of 431 morbid materials were collected from 43 buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), 110 cows, 115 does and 163 ewes, suffering from various reproductive disorders. These samples comprised 51 abortions, 80 repeaters, 277 endometritis, 8 cervicitis, and 15 vaginitis cases. Additionally, 98 female genitalia showing endometritis from 50 ewes and 48 does were also processed for isolation of brucellae. Brucella abortus biotype III was isolated from 2 of 7 aborted cows, while one isolate each of B. melitensis biotype I was isolated from 15 abortions in does and from the stomach contents of an aborted kid. One isolate of B. melitensis biotype I was identified from 93 cases of endometritis among does. Four isolates of B. melitensis biotype I were encountered in 28 abortions in ewes. The isolates were identified on the basis of cultural, morphological and physiological behaviour. Serotyping was carried out at the reference laboratory of the Division of Public Health, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar. The antibiogram of 9 isolates was performed against 16 chemotherapeutics. One of the does suffering from endometritis demonstrated negative titres for B. melitensis, although it yielded this organism in its pure form. This again indicates that isolation and identification of brucellae from clinical and morbid materials is possibly the most reliable method for diagnosis.
Ključne riječi
buffalo; Bubalus bubalis; cow; doe; ewe; Brucella melitensis biotype I; Brucella abortus biotype III, India
Hrčak ID:
96129
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Datum izdavanja:
22.4.2000.
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