Prevalence of brucellosis in goat in Assam, India

Abstract

Brucellosis is an infectious, economically ravaging reproductive disease of animal have zoonotic importance. The present work was conducted to investigate the prevalence of brucellosis in goat on the basis of serological test viz., RBPT, STAT, I-ELISA. The prevalence of brucellosis was recorded, 1.45% in goat by RBPT, STAT and I-ELISA. Prevalence was recorded only in female goat (2.15%), Age-wise highest prevalence recorded in the age group of 9-18 months (4.76%). Prevalence rate on the basis of previous history or clinical symptoms recorded in case of aborted doe (16.67%).