Association of Brucellosis with abortion, retention of placenta and repeat breeding in Bovine of organized and unorganized dairy farms of Jammu

摘要

The present study was conducted to investigate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in relation to abortion, retention of placenta (ROP) and repeat breeding in cattle and buffaloes from organized and unorganized dairy farms. A total of 81 serum samples (50 from buffaloes and 31 from cattle) were subjected to rose bengal plate agglutination test (RBPT) and serum tube agglutination test (STAT). The overall prevalence of brucellosis was found to be 14.81%. The prevalence was non-significantly higher (chi-square=0.069, P=0.793) in cattle (16.12%) as compared to buffaloes (14.0%). The risk of brucellosis was 2.059 times more in organized farms than in unorganized farms (95% C.I 0.644-5.557). The disease was found to be non-significantly associated with abortion (chi-square=0.0649, P=0.420) and retention of placenta (chi-square=0.069, P=0.793), however there was no association with repeat breeding (chi-square= 1.572, P=0.210).