Abortions and stillbirths in goats immunized against brucellosis
The presence of abortions was evaluated in brucellosis-vaccinated goats in endemic zones. In total, 243 goats under extensive management conditions were used, 57 goats were vaccinated with RB51 at the dose rate of 1 x 1010 colony-forming units (cfu)/ml, 68 goats received 1 x 109 cfu rfbK, 97 goats received 1 x 105 cfu Rev 1, and 21 goats were kept as non-vaccinated controls. One hundred thirty nine (139) goats were detected pregnant, resulting in the following pregnancy rates: 40.3 % (23/ 57) for RB51, 66.2 % (45/68) rfbK, 46.4 % (45/97) for Rev 1, and 85.7 % (18/21) for the non-vaccinated controls. Abortion rates were as follows: RB51: 74.1 % (23/31), rfbK: 35.5 % (16/45), Rev 1: 22.2 % (0/45), and non-vaccinated controls: 16.6% (3/18). The RB51 strain was isolated from one aborted fetus. The relative risk of abortion was as follows: RB51: 4.45, rfbK: 2.13, and Rev 1: 1.33. In addition, goats in a herd with excellent nutritional conditions were also vaccinated, as follows: 10 with 1 x 1010 cfu RB51, 10 with 1 x 109 cfu rfbK, 10 with 1 x 105 cfu Rev 1, and 9 goats remained as non-vaccinated controls. The RB51 group had one abortion and one stillborn kid. In both cases, the RB51 strain was isolated from the fetuses and vaginal exudates. It was concluded that among the immunogens evaluated in goats, the RB51 strain vaccine is not an adequate option, since it results in abortions and stillbirths.
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Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias
2012
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| Online Access: | https://cienciaspecuarias.inifap.gob.mx/index.php/Pecuarias/article/view/1806 |
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