National swine brucellosis survey

A national survey was conducted in 1985 to investigate the brucellosis status of the Canadian swine herd. Serum samples were collected from cull sows slaughtered over a forty week period in 1985; 15,707 samples were suitable for brucellosis testing, and 48 (0.31%) gave some degree of reaction on the...

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Published inCanadian veterinary journal Vol. 28; no. 11; pp. 714 - 716
Main Authors Finlay, R.C, Roe, R.T, Kellar, J.A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.11.1987
Subjects
Brucella melitensis biovar Suis
brucellosis
disease surveys
slaughterhouses
swine
Canada
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Summary:A national survey was conducted in 1985 to investigate the brucellosis status of the Canadian swine herd. Serum samples were collected from cull sows slaughtered over a forty week period in 1985; 15,707 samples were suitable for brucellosis testing, and 48 (0.31%) gave some degree of reaction on the buffered plate agglutination screening test. All 48 samples were negative on the 2-mercaptoethanol and modified complement fixation test. We therefore conclude that the Canadian swine herd remains free of brucellosis.
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ISSN:0008-5286