Milk Ring Test for spot identification of Brucella abortus infection in single cow herds

Najibullah Mohamand, Lakshmanasami Gunaseelan, Bharathy Sukumar, Kannan Porteen
2014 Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research  
In this study, milk samples were collected from 109 dairy cows to detect antibodies against Brucella (B.) using Milk Ring Test (MRT). Overall, 18.35% (n=20/109) of the milk samples were positive by MRT. The cows were divided into three groups based on lactation number viz., 1 st , 2 nd to 4 th and ≥5 th lactations; the prevalence of brucellosis in the groups were found to be 0.92% (n=1/109), 15.60% (n=17/109) and 1.83% (n=2/109), respectively. Considering simplicity and cost effectiveness, the
more » ... RT can be used for the preliminary screening of B. abortus infection especially in single cow herds.
doi:10.5455/javar.2014.a8 fatcat:33dz4r63r5eohl7744puhwlgme