Serological, Pathological and Bacteriological Investigation of Mycoplasma Infection in Goats Slaughtered at Elfora Abttoir Debbre Zeit
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2006-06
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Addis Ababa University Faculty Of Veterinary Medicine
Abstract
A cross secti onal st ud~ of contagious caprinc pleuropneumonia in goals \\as conducted
from October 1005 to March 2006: to dClCrminc seroprevalence. palholog~ and
.\~\'c(lrl(l\lIla species in\'Oh cd in pneumonic lungs of goats s laughtered aI ELFRA expon
abattoir. LaboratoT} \\or'" \\as carried ou t at ~ational Veterinar:- In stitute (1':VI). A total of
704 sera \\ cre collected from goal'. that purchased from A\\ 3Sh ( n= 114 ). Dire Oa\\3 (n
==100) and 13 0rana (n =180). Lsing the Complement Fix ation Test (CFT) an o\crall
prc\alcnce of 48 J% (95%. CI 47.4 -51.1%) \\as obtained. The prc\alcnce in A\\3Sh. Dire
Da\\3 and Barana \\cre 4:,3% (95% CI -41 1- 5-1.3%). 4-4.5% (95% CI 38.1 -5 1.9%) and
51.8% (Q5%. Cl 46.58°'0) respecti\cI~. -Iherc \\as no significant diOc re ncc (1'>0.05) in
seTopn:'\a1ence among three origins. as \\ell as no statistical significance (p>0.05) among
indi\idual age ... of goats. :\ serial c·ELlS:\ \-\-a s also conducted on CFT positl\e sera:
;1I;"~'ordingl~ an o\('rall rn:\alenee of I U~( (95% CI S.8 • 15.-Yo) \-\-as recordeJ.
Seroprc\alence in .. \ \\ash. Dire Da\-\a and Horana \-\-cre 17% (95% C I II I - 25.9%). 5.6%
145° CI 2A - I:; 2' I and II - (95°'0 CI - 5 - IS.3) rcspectl\-el~ There \\- as significant
diffen:nce (p<0.051 III InJi\idual age of goab using c·ELlSA. Further more. there "a"
marginall~ signili.:am difference Ip<0.051 among the three origins. Lo\\cr seropre\alem:e
"as recorded in hOlh te-;h in goals of Dire Dil" a origin Of the 704 lung"> of goat c,ammt'd
for groS'i patholt)gical lesions 9-t 1 13A%) had lung lesions of \\ hich 33 ( 14 -°0 I. 18 (9.0°1 I
Jnd -13 (1:'.5" ,) \-\-ere from goat.;; that originated from .\\\J-;h. D ire Da\\a and Bor,:m.!
respecti' el~ I he pre\ aicllCe of lung. lesions didn·t \- ariOlh ... ignifjcalHl~ (p>0.05) among
their ori£ll1s. 1l0\\t'\er. pn:',alence of lung lesions \\lIhin mdi\idual age~ 01 goalS \\<1'>
signilicantl~ different Ip<O.Oll. Of total 94 pneumonic lungs and -t thoracic l1uids cultured
on Ha~ IM,:s solid and liquid media .. t~\·c )plasma \\a.:. isolated from 15 f 16"/0) pneumonic
lung II!-.;ion;;,. The .\h~'ol'h/lm,1 ~pe.:ies identilit'd includes: - .\/ 1II.I·coidl'l sub;;,p l1Iycoidt'l
large colon~ I.t/mll/LC) . . \1 </e.lllll~·lilll' JI caprit'olum :Sllb;;,p capricolum nlt·c) .11
carricolum suh;;,p capripllt'llIlwllioe f.l h·LP) . .1/ OI'I{1I1t.>III11IJ11iae and\! argillilli The
isolallon of pathogenic .the ,/,/,lll1ltl :specie:. of .t/ap and II .1.-.!altlL·li,lt' from Jpparentl~
health~ slaughtered goats could be an lIldication of ehron!\." carrier. "hieb might ha\e
'ipread the organi'ims throughout thelf \\3) to the slaughterhouse
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CCPP prevalence . Mycoplama , pathology,CFT, c-ELISA