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Evaluation of 'cattle' and 'Indian Bison' type antigens of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis for diagnosis of bovine Johne's disease using 'indigenous ELISA' and AGPT.
Indian journal of experimental biology - 1 Dec 2014
Pahangchopi Donna, Singh Ran Vir, Singh Shoor Vir, Das Paritosh, Sharma Deepak, Sardana Tarun, Kumar Naveen, Chaubey Kundan Kumar, Gupta Saurabh
Abstract excerpt
Two antigens ('cattle' type and 'Indian Bison' type) of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis were evaluated for diagnosis of Johne's disease (JD) in a gaushala (cattle herd). Of the 160 cows of Sahiwal and Hariana breeds screened, 81 (50.6%) tested positive in ELISA and 66 (41.8%) in AGPT test. Using the two antigens, 33.5% tested positive in both the tests while 41.1% tested negative. Exclusively,...
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