A brucellosis serological survey on beef cattle slaughtered at Cato Ridge Abattoir.
A total of 5059 sera were collected from adult female beef cattle at Cato Ridge Abattoir and tested for Brucella abortus antibody levels over the period November, 1981 to August, 1982. The sera were screened using the Rose Bengal Plate Test, and the Complement Fixation Test was used as the definitive test. Seventy-seven sera (1,5%) had titres of 30 IU complement fixing B. abortus antibody per ml serum or greater.
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology*; D002007:Brucellosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005260:Female; D013019:South Africa
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial