Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in donkeys (Equus asinus) in Borno and Yobe states, Nigeria

Sokoto J. Vet. Sci.. 2013; 11(1): 7-12

MA Sadiq, AN Tijjani, MS Auwal, AR Mustapha, AO Tijjani, I Gulani & A Mohammed.

Abstract
A cross-sectional study was designed to study the serological prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp by using Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Microtitre Serum Agglutination Test (MSAT). A total of six hundred (600) adult donkeys comprising of 393 males and 207 females were sampled from three local government areas each, of Konduga, Monguno and Ngala in Borno state and Bursari, Geidam and Machina in Yobe state. Overall prevalence of brucellosis was 33 (5.50%), out of which 14 (2.33%) male and 19 (3.17%) female donkeys were positive by both RBPT and MSAT. There was statistically significant association between female sex of donkeys and positive serological reaction (p Key words: Borno, Brucellosis, Donkey, Nigeria, Yobe.