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Short Communication · Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 6–8, 14 December 2015 · Open Access

The Prevalence of Brucellosis in Kundhi Buffaloes in District Hyderabad, Pakistan

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14 December 2015
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  • An overall 1.99 percent (8/402) positive prevalence of B. abortus antibodies was detected in milk of Kundhi buffalo.
  • It was concluded that prevalence of brucellosis in Kundhi buffaloes was low in Hyderabad, Pakistan.
  • Keywords | Brucellosis, Kundhi Buffalo, Winter, Summer, Milk Ring Test, Hyderabad.
  • Prevalence survey of bovine brucellosis in apparently healthy dairy animals in Karachi, Pakistan.

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Abstract

Adnan Yousaf1*, Riaz Ahmed Laghari2, Muhammad Shoaib3, Abrar Ahmad4, Kanwar Kumar Malhi2, Gulfam Ali Mughal5, Shakeel Lakho3, Imam Bakhsh Khetran6

1Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Pakistan; 2Department of Veterinary Medicine; 3Department of Veterinary Microbiology; 4Department of Veterinary Pharmacology; 5Department of Livestock Management; 6Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan.

*Correspondence | Adnan Yousaf, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan; Email: dr.adnan011@gmail.com

Abstract
Bovine brucellosis causes heavy losses in dairy animals. The current study was conducted to observe the prevalence of brucellosis in district Hyderabad, Pakistan. A total of Four hundred and Two (n=402) milk samples were collected from 30 towns during winter and summer seasons of 2014-2015 from Kundhi buffaloes. In winter, milk specimens (n=124) were collected from 12 towns and in summer (n=278) from 18 towns arbitrarily. All samples were investigated for Brucella abortus (B. abortus) antibodies using by milk ring test (MRT). An overall 1.99 percent (8/402) positive prevalence of B. abortus antibodies was detected in milk of Kundhi buffalo. From 124 milk samples collected throughout winter only 3 (2.41%) were found positive while, among 278 milk samples taken throughout summer, 5 (1.79%) were declared as positive. It was concluded that prevalence of brucellosis in Kundhi buffaloes was low in Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Keywords | Brucellosis, Kundhi Buffalo, Winter, Summer, Milk Ring Test, Hyderabad

Editor | Asghar Ali Kamboh, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan.

Received | October 12, 2015; Revised | November 06, 2015; Accepted | November 20, 2015; Published | December 13, 2015

Citation | Yousaf A, Laghari RA, Shoaib M, Ahmad A, Malhi KK, Mughal GA, Lakho S, Khetran IB (2016). The prevalence of brucellosis in Kundhi buffaloes in District Hyderabad, Pakistan. J. Anim. Health Prod. 4(1): 6-8.

ISSN | 2308–2801

Copyright © 2016 Yousaf et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Conflict of interest

There is no conflict of interest in the article.

Authors’ Contribution

Mr Adnan Yousaf was main author of the research work carried out. Dr Riaz Ahmed Laghari was supervisor, Muhammad Shoaib helped in correspondence, Abrar Ahmad, Kanwar Kumar Malhi assisted in results analysis, Dr. Gulfam Ali Mughal was advisor in treatment line, Shakeel Lakhho and Imam Bakhsh Khetran were fellow in the research work and proposal making.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors are grateful to the staff of Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Tandojam, Pakistan for providing research opportunity and financial support.

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