Seroprevelance of brucellosis in small Ruminents in District Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan

Abstract

Brucellosis is the fatal disease of large and small ruminants worldwide.Due to this disease heavy economic losses occur every year in the world.Therefore, the control and prevention of this disease is very necessary.This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Brucellosis in various areas of Dera Ismail Khan along with its effect on risk factors in small ruminants.Hundred blood samples from goats and sheep were collected.The blood samples of suspected brucella positive and healthy animals collected and was confirmed by Rose Bengal Test.The results showed that there was significant difference in the prevalence of Brucellosis between different areas of Dera Ismail Khan.The highest seroprevalence rate was observed in Diyal village, with 23.06% of animals testing positive for Brucellosis using RBPT.Paroa had the second-highest seroprevalence rate at 16.66%.Dairy Farm, CVH, Dahotar, Muryali, and Diwala Basti had no positive RBPT cases.Overall, the seroprevalence rate across all areas was 8%.There were significantly higher Brucella positive cases reported in goat as compared to sheep in district Dera Ismail Khan.The brucella was highly positive in non-lactating goats as compared to lactating animals, however no positive samples were observed in sheep either in lactating and non-lactating animals.Finally in conclusion, brucellosis is highly present in goats as compared to sheep and risk factor also affect the seroprevalence of brucellosis in sheep and goats in district Dera Ismail Khan.