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KMID : 1023520070300030375
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2007 Volume.30 No. 3 p.375 ~ p.384
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Isolation of Brucella spp from sere-positive native bulls and calves below twelve months old
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Ryu Jae-Yoon
Bun Jung-Hyun
Lee Hee-Young
Lee Yong-Chang
Lee Jong-Jin
Song Young-Gak
Nam Hyang-Mi
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of brucellosis in Korean native cattle in a farm where bovine brucellosis was confirmed 3 times from September 2006 to March 2007. Of 74 bulls serum samples examined, 21 (28.4%) were positive by Rose-Bengal test (RBT) and Standard tube agglutination test (STAT). In the isolation test from seropositive bulls, B abortus was isolated and identified from 2 specimens (testis, intestinal lymph node) among 6 kinds of specimens including blood, urine, feces and soil. Isolation rate of intestinal lymph node and testis was 25% (3/12 cases) and 16.7% (2/12), respectively. B abortus was also isolated from calves below 12 months old, i.e., 1 isolate (25.0%) was confirmed from testis, 4 (40.0%) from supra-mammary lymph nodes and 1 (25.0%) from intestinal lymph node. All isolates had Brucella specific 16s r-RNA with 905-bp band detected by PCR assay. For the more effective control of bovine brucellosis in korea, this paper would like to suggest that all of bulls and calves should be included in the screening tests.
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KEYWORD
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Brucella abortus, PCR
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