Indian Journal of Animal Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue: 4

Seroprevalence of Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Maharashtra

  • Author:
  • S.R. Bhaskar1, V.V. Deshmukh, N.A. Chopade1,, S.S. Rautmare
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 285 to 287

Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, MAFSU, Parbhani-431 402, India.

*Corresponding author Address, Nilesh A. Chopade.

1Department of Pathology, Nagpur Veterinary College, Seminary Hills, Nagpur-06.

Abstract

A total of 440 serum samples of sheep and goats were collected and screened by cELISA for seroprevalence studies in the Maharashtra state. The cELISA developed by IVRI, Mukteshwar was used in screening of serum sample for PPR seroprevalence studies. The overall PPR seropositivity 64.31 per cent was recorded during the study period. The PPR seroprevalence of 62.56 per cent was recorded in sheep and 65.51 per cent in goats.

Keywords

Peste des petits ruminants, ELISA, Goat, Sheep