PAKISTAN VETERINARY JOURNAL

Pak Vet J, 2000, 20(1): 53-54

SEROLOGICAL STUDY OF PESTE-DES-PETITS RUMINANTS (PPR) USING COUNTER IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS IN FAISALABAD

M. Touseef Tahir, Rehan Ahmad¹, Sajjad-ur-Rahman, Iftikhar Hussain and M. Ashfaque

Department of Veterinary Microbiology, ¹Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040,

Pakistan

Abstract

Antibodies against peste-des-petits ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goats were detected using counter immunoelectrophoresis. Out of 208 sheep and 209 goats serum samples, 27.88 and 31.10 per cent, respectively were positive for the presence of antibodies against PPR. Sex, age and breed wise results were also recorded. The results indicated that PPR is widely distributed in sheep and goats.

Key words: Peste-des-petits, ruminants, sheep, goats, counter immunoelectrophoresis, antibodies.

Abstract

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)