Department of Pathology; 1Department
of Theriogenology; 2Institute of Microbiology, University
of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan;
*Corresponding author: ahrar1122@uaf.edu.pk
Abstract
Aim of the present study was to know the current
prevalence of brucellosis at different Government and private Livestock Farms in
Punjab, Pakistan. For this purpose, 2275 serum samples were collected and
subjected to various diagnostic tests including Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT),
Serum Agglutination Test (SAT), i-ELISA and c-ELISA. Data thus collected was
interpreted and subjected to Binary Logistic regression analysis to know the
difference among different sources. Sensitivity and specificity values of these
different tests were also determined. Seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis was significantly (P<0.05) higher in
private livestock farms as compared to government farms through all the
diagnostic tests applied. Sensitivity of SAT was higher in cattle (73.46%) as
compared to the other species. c-ELISA was slightly more sensitive than i-ELISA.
However, the specificity of all the tests in all species was 100%.