2010•Israel journal of veterinary medicineRequires access

SEROPREVALENCE OF PARATUBERCULOSIS IN THE BURDUR PROVINCE (TURKEY), IN DAIRY CATTLE USING THE ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY (ELISA)

Dilek Öztürk, Faruk Pehlivanoğlu, A. A. Tok, S. Günlü, Y. Güldalı, Hülya TÜRÜTOĞLU

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The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in dairy cattle in Burdur province located in southwest of Turkey. Blood samples were collected and tested by the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) from 465 dairy cattle older than 2 years randomly selected from 24 dairy cattle herds. Seroprevalence of paratuberculosis was found in 6.2% at the individual cow level and 58.3% at herd level. Seropositivity was detected in a total 14 of 24 herds. The prevalence of paratuberculosis by age ranged from 3.6% to 19.73% where the highest prevalence rate was found in 3 years olds. In conclusion, we determined that the seroprevalence of paratuberculosis in Burdur province was higher than those in other parts of Turkey. In addition, we found that when the size of the herd increased, the possibility of infection with paratuberculosis was greater.

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Key concepts: Seroprevalence, Paratuberculosis, Herd, Veterinary medicine, Dairy cattle, Serology, Prevalence, Animal science