Prevalence of brucella abortus antibodies in bovine serum from gusau modern abattoir, Zamfara state, Nigeria

Authors

  • N. Lawal Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • G. O. Egwu Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria
  • F. M. Tambuwal Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • A. U. Junaidu Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • M. B. Abubakar Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • A. A. Magaji Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • M. A. Rabi’u Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • M. A. Saulawa Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • A. Mamuda Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • M. S. Jibrin Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
  • A. Bala National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateu, Nigeria
  • Z. A.Tambuwal National Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research, Kaduna, Nigeria

Keywords:

Abattoir, Brucella abortus, Antibodies, Serum, Elisa, White Fulani, Arzuwaq, Sokoto Gudali, Cross Breed, Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria

Abstract

A study for bovine brucellosis was conducted using serology to determine the status of the disease in slaughtered cattle. Three hundred and twenty (320) sera were collected from Gusau Modern Abattoir, Zamfara State. The sera were tested using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay obtained from Veterinary Laboratory Agencies, Weybridge, UK. An overall prevalence of 20% (64 positive) was obtained with sex prevalence for males and females being 10.62% (34 positive) and 9.37% (30 positive) respectively out of 180 males and 140 females tested without significant association (P < 0.05). On age distribution, higher prevalence of 11.87% was recorded in age group > 24 months while; lower prevalence of 3.13% was recorded in age group < 12 months. There was no significant association statistically between age and occurrence of antibodies. White Fulani breed had the highest prevalence of 8.75%. There was significant association statistically (p < 0.05) between breed and infection.

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Lawal, N. ., O. Egwu, G., M. Tambuwal, F., U. Junaidu, A., B. Abubakar, M., A. Magaji, A., A. Rabi’u, M., A. Saulawa, M., Mamuda, A. ., S. Jibrin, M., Bala, A. ., & A.Tambuwal, Z. (2012). Prevalence of brucella abortus antibodies in bovine serum from gusau modern abattoir, Zamfara state, Nigeria. Scientific Journal of Microbiology, 1(4), 91-96. Retrieved from http://sjournals.com/index.php/sjm/article/view/1416

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