Risk of seroconversion to peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and its association with species, sex, age and migration

The present investigation included a detailed description of risk of PPR in small ruminants and its association with various host and environmental factors. A total of 432 serum samples comprising of 216 samples (108 sheep and 108 goats) from migratory and 216 samples (108 sheep and108 goats) from n...

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Published in:Small ruminant research 2012-05, Vol.104 (1-3), p.195-200
Main Authors: Mahajan, Sumit, Agrawal, Rajesh, Kumar, Mahesh, Mohan, Anand, Pande, Nishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
antibodies
Association
confidence interval
environmental factors
females
flocks
Goat
goats
males
migratory behavior
peste des petits ruminants
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
Risk
risk description
risk factors
seroconversion
seroprevalence
Sheep
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Summary:The present investigation included a detailed description of risk of PPR in small ruminants and its association with various host and environmental factors. A total of 432 serum samples comprising of 216 samples (108 sheep and 108 goats) from migratory and 216 samples (108 sheep and108 goats) from non-migratory flocks of sheep and goat were screened for PPR antibodies using competitive-ELISA. The overall seroprevalence of PPR in migratory flocks (33.79%) was significantly (p12 months age group (2.490 and 1.828) as compared to 4–8 months and 8–12 months, respectively. The overall sex wise seroprevalence in males (33.33%) was significantly (p
ISSN:0921-4488
1879-0941
DOI:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.10.009