Detection of Brucella antibodies of sheep in al-Anbar province by using some serological tests

الملخص EN

An investigation was carried out to detect anti-Brucella antibodies of sheep in Al-Anbar province by using few serological tests; rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) and tube agglutination test (TAT).

A total of 754 sheep blood samples (94 Ram and 660 Ewe) were collected randomly distributed in Al-Anbar province from unvaccinated sheep flocks with different ages.

A total percentage of infected sheep depending on RBPT was 10.21 % with significant differences at (P < 0.01), it was 9.69% in ewes, whereas in rams it elevated to reach 13.82%, in addition to the disease was higher seroprevalence at > 3 years (12.78 %) in both gender with significant differences at (P < 0.05) than lower ages.

Out of 77 RBPT positive sera, 38 (49.35 %) were positive using TAT, there was 14 seropositive with significant differences at (P < 0.01).

The study reported that brucellosis was distributed in Al-Anbar province with variable percent (3.26 % to 21.27 %), as well as emphasized on different epidemiological aspects.