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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 5
First page : (760) Last page : (765)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-6573

Sero-Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle Population of Haryana State

Neelam Rani¹*, P. K. Kapoor¹, Naresh Jindal¹, Rajesh Chhabra², Aman Kumar³ and
 Piyush Tomar¹

¹Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology
²College Central Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Microbiology
³Department of Animal Biotechnology, COVS, LUVAS, Hisar
*Corresponding Author E-mail: neelamvet2011@gmail.com
Received: 5.06.2018  |  Revised: 14.07.2018   |  Accepted: 22.07.2018  

 ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted to ascertain the sero-prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle population of Haryana state. A total of 100 blood samples were collected from randomly selected cattle of a few gaushalas and tested with a commercially available kit to detect the presence of antibodies against Mycobacterium antigens in serum samples. Out of total 100 serum samples, 69 (69 %) samples were found positive for presence of antibodies againstM. bovis (BTB) or/ and M. avium (NTM/ Avian TB). The results were compared using chi-square test. The comparison of results for antibodies against M. bovis was found statistically non-significant (p> 0.05) with respect to breed, age, location and gender. The results for antibodies against M. avium were found statistically non-significant (p> 0.05) with respect to breed. However, the results were statistically significant with respect to age, location and gender (p< 0.05). It was evident from the study that the sero-prevalence of bovine tuberculosis was considerably high in the selected cattle population. It could be predicted that cattle were infected with the organism and could be a potential source of infection for other animals as well humans also.

Key words: Aerosol, Bovine tuberculosis, Sero-prevalence, Zoonotic

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Cite this article: Rani, N., Kapoor, P.K., Jindal, N., Chhabra, R., Kumar, A. and Tomar, P., Sero-Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle Population of Haryana State, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(5): 760-765 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6573