BRUCELLA IN ANIMAL

BRUCELLA IN ANIMAL

Brucellosis is a bacterial disease caused by Gram-negative coccobacilli that infects many domestic animals and causes significant economic losses due to abortion, stillbirth, weak calves, infertility, and mastitis.

How to Diagnose

  1. Abortion of fully grown calf at 3rd trimester of pregnancy.

    Abortion in late trimester

  2. Retention of placenta after abortion.

    Retained placenta

  3. Haemorrhagic placenta with aborted foetus.

    Hemorrhagic placenta

  4. Foul smelling uterine discharge after abortion.

    Foul-smelling discharge

  5. Severe mastitis in brucella-infected cow.

    Severe mastitis

  6. Swelling of knee joints (hygroma).

    Hygroma knee swelling

  7. Failure to conceive in a single insemination requiring repeated inseminations.

    Repeated insemination needed

  8. Swelling of testicle in buck.

    Buck orchitis

  9. Swelling of testicle in boar.

    Boar orchitis

Type of Samples

Serum, blood, milk, uterine discharge, aborted foetus, placenta, and semen from male animals.

Laboratory Tests

  • Direct microscopic examination.
  • Serological tests – SAT, RBPT, MRT, ELISA.
  • Isolation.
  • PCR.

Whom To Contact

1) Local Veterinarian Officer / Field Assistant.

2) NERDDL, AH & Vety Khanapara, ADMaC Core Lab, AAU.

a) Dr. N. N. Barman

Email: nnbarman@gmail.com

Mob: 09435558788

b) Dr. Abhijit Deka

Email: docabhijit93@gmail.com

Mob: 09864531247

What will you do

  1. Dispose aborted materials and bury them in a deep pit in an isolated place using washing soda or bleaching powder.
  2. Clean the floor with phenol and potash solution properly.
  3. Separate affected animals from healthy ones and dispose of discharges regularly.
  4. Screen the herd for Brucella regularly.
  5. Avoid using a bull; adopt artificial insemination.
  6. On any abortion incidence, inform the nearest Veterinary Doctor / Field Assistant.
  7. Send appropriate samples via Veterinary Doctor / Field Assistant to the nearest diagnostic laboratory / ADMaC Core Lab-I, Khanapara for confirmation.
  8. Maintain personal hygiene and keep farm surroundings clean.