Lack of evidence of Brucella ovis infection in rams in Quebec.
A study was conducted to estimate the seroprevalence of Brucella ovis infection in rams in the Estrie and Bas-Saint-Laurent regions (Quebec). Rams sera (n = 258) were serologically evaluated from 224 rams in 30 commercial flocks and from 34 rams at 2 slaughterhouses by using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Epididymides and testes were examined by palpation on farms and microscopically for culled rams. No ram was seropositive to Brucella ovis or had lesions suggestive of brucellosis from the farm or slaughterhouse surveys.
Arsenault
Julie
J
Département de pathologie et de microbiologie vétérinaires, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 7C6. julie.arsenault@umontreal.ca
Girard
Christiane
C
Dubreuil
Pascal
P
Bélanger
Denise
D
D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D042061:Brucella ovis / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D004822:Epididymis / Q000382:microbiology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013737:Testis / Q000382:microbiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial