Seroepidemiology of infectious agents associated with abortion in small ruminants Sran R.K., Mahajan V.1,*, Leishangthem G.D., Bal M.S.1, Filia G.1, Banga H.S. Department of Veterinary Pathology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab 1Animal Disease Research Centre, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141004, Punjab *E-mail: mahajanv17@gmail.com
Online Published on 12 February, 2024. Abstract Abortion in small ruminants involves a plethora of etiological agents which affect reproduction and also pose great threat to humans due to their zoonotic nature. For seroepidemiology of Brucella abortus, Chlamydophila abortus and Neospora caninum, a total of 189 serum samples (65 sheep and 124 goats) were collected from 38 farms located in different agro-climatic zones of Punjab from August, 2019 to September, 2020. Seroprevalence of infectious agents associated with abortion of small ruminants was 13.23% for brucellosis, 19.57% for chlamydiosis and 10.05% for neosporosis. Factor-wise analysis showed that agro-climatic zone, age, history of abortion and management system had non-significant effect on prevalence of brucellosis, chlamydiosis and neosporosis. The study provides essential data for understanding the prevalence of brucellosis, chlamydiosis and neosporosis in small ruminants in Punjab. Top Keywords Abortion, Brucellosis, Chlamydiosis, Neopsporosis, Seroepidemiology, Small ruminants. Top |