title: Brucella suis biovar 3 infection in a Kentucky swine herd.
abstract: Sows from a large farrow-to-finish operation in western Kentucky had late-term abortions. Boars and breeding-age sows were tested serologically for brucellosis, and 83 of 125 were classified as reactors. No brucellae were isolated from the tissues of 6 unbred reactor sows, but Brucella suis biovar 3 was recovered from 5 aborted fetuses. Epidemiological studies failed to determine the source of the infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Murray State University, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Hopkinsville, KY 42240.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Cornell
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chengappa
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Maddux
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Hail
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*