Serological evidence of Brucella infections in dairy cattle in Haryana, India

Figures & data

Table 1. Results from the milk ring test (MRT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tested on milk from 81 farms in Haryana, India.

	ELISA negative	ELISA positive	Total
MRT negative	36	0	36
MRT positive	21	24	45
Total	57	24	81

Table 2. Incidence of cattle diseases in Brucella seropositive and seronegative farms in Haryana, India.

Herd incidence per female cattle and year	Brucella seronegative herds	Brucella seropositive herds
Mastitis	0.15 (0–1)	0.20 (0–1)
Repeat breeding	0.21 (0–1)	0.12 (0–2)
Abortion	0.05 (0–1)	0.07 (0–0.5)
Retained Placenta	0.07 (0–1)	0.13 (0–1.5)
Stillbirth	0 (0–0)	0.06 (0–1)
Vaginal discharge	0.03 (0–0.7)	0.00 (0–0.1)
Herd incidence per cattle and year
Fever	0.14 (0–1)	0.13 (0–0.6)
Lameness	0.03 (0–1)	0.02 (0–0.3)
Carpal hygroma	0.02 (0–1)	0.01 (0–0.1)