Eurasian Journal of Veterinary Sciences ()
Serologic prevalance of salmonella enterica serovar abortusovis infection in sheep and rams from some flocks in the province konya
Abstract
Salmonella enterica serovar Abortusovis (S. Abortusovis), a Salmonella serovar host-adapted to sheep which causes infectious disease, with abortion as the main symptom. Slow Micro-Agglutination Technique (YMAT) is the reference method for indirect diagnosis of Salmonella enterica Serovar abortusovis. A total of 200 blood serum samples collected from 15 flocks were examined by YMAT to determine the frequency of the disease in the flocks from province Konya. Of the sera, 5 (2.5%) were positive and 195 (97.5%) negative. Sero-positivities for the sheep and rams from province Konya were 3% and 2%, respectively. It is concluded that Salmonella enterica Serovar abortusovis infection is stil endemic in the province Konya.