Indian Journal of Animal Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2025
  • Volume: 59
  • Issue: 4

Antibodies against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in cattle of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh

  • Author:
  • S.D. Audarya1,*, M. Singh3,4, K.K. Chaubey3,5, S. Gupta3,5, R. Sikrodia2, D. Chhabra2, R. Gangil2, S. Matoli2, R. Sharda2, S.V. Singh3,5
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 652 to 657

1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Kuthuliya, Rewa-486 001, Madhya Pradesh, India

2Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Mhow, Indore-453 441, Madhya Pradesh, India

3Veterinary Microbiology Laboratory Division of Animal Health, Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom-Farah-281 122, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

4Centre for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Adesh University, Bathinda-151 009, Punjab, India

5Department of Biotechnology, GLA University, Chaumuhan, Mathura-281 406, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Corresponding Author: S.D. Audarya, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Kuthuliya, Rewa-486 001, Madhya Pradesh, India, Email: asd_vet@yahoo.com

Online published on 9 July, 2025.

Abstract

Paratuberculosis or Johne’s disease in domestic livestock population is caused by the bacteria, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. The disease in cattle is characterized by chronic granulomatous enteritis leading to diarrhoea (intermittent or continuous) followed by weakness and emaciation in the affected animals. This research aimed to test cattle population, serologically, for detecting level of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection.

In the present study, a total of 180 serum samples from individual cattle of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh tested in a serological test, indigenous enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies against Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.

A total of 49 cattle (27.2%) were found positive in the test for the bio-presence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection.

Keywords

Cattle, Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, Paratuberculosis