The objective of this study was to determine if Brucella abortus rough mutant strain RB51 (SRB51) is eliminated in buffalo milk. Thirty Brucella-free female buffaloes were used in this study: ten 4–5 years old were inoculated with the triple of the recommended calfhood dose of SRB51 by subcutaneous route, ten 2–3 years old at the first lactation were previously vaccinated twice as calves with triple the recommended calf dose of RB51, while five 4–5 years old and five 2–3 years old not vaccinated Brucella-free female buffaloes served as controls. Milk samples were taken aseptically on a daily basis for the first 30 days and weekly for the second and third months. The samples were inoculated on selective media for isolation of SRB51 and incubated for 11 days. Moreover, PCR analysis was also performed directly on milk samples. SRB51 was isolated from milk samples only during the first week post-vaccination while RB51 DNA was detected during the first week till the fourth week post-vaccination only in water buffaloes vaccinated as adults. The identification of Brucella RB51 in milk samples, strongly suggests that this Brucella vaccine could be excreted in milk of buffalo cows vaccinated as adults, while our data demonstrate that the vaccine is safe for use in buffaloes vaccinated as calves in which it was not excreted in milk.

Shedding of Brucella abortus rough mutant strain RB51 in milk of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) / Longo, Mariangela; Mallardo, K; Montagnaro, Serena; DE MARTINO, Luisa; Gallo, S; Fusco, G; Galiero, G; Guarino, A; Pagnini, Ugo; Iovane, Giuseppe. - In: PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE. - ISSN 0167-5877. - ELETTRONICO. - 90:1-2(2009), pp. 113-118. [10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.03.007]

Shedding of Brucella abortus rough mutant strain RB51 in milk of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis).

LONGO, MARIANGELA;MONTAGNARO, SERENA;DE MARTINO, LUISA;PAGNINI, UGO;IOVANE, GIUSEPPE
2009

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine if Brucella abortus rough mutant strain RB51 (SRB51) is eliminated in buffalo milk. Thirty Brucella-free female buffaloes were used in this study: ten 4–5 years old were inoculated with the triple of the recommended calfhood dose of SRB51 by subcutaneous route, ten 2–3 years old at the first lactation were previously vaccinated twice as calves with triple the recommended calf dose of RB51, while five 4–5 years old and five 2–3 years old not vaccinated Brucella-free female buffaloes served as controls. Milk samples were taken aseptically on a daily basis for the first 30 days and weekly for the second and third months. The samples were inoculated on selective media for isolation of SRB51 and incubated for 11 days. Moreover, PCR analysis was also performed directly on milk samples. SRB51 was isolated from milk samples only during the first week post-vaccination while RB51 DNA was detected during the first week till the fourth week post-vaccination only in water buffaloes vaccinated as adults. The identification of Brucella RB51 in milk samples, strongly suggests that this Brucella vaccine could be excreted in milk of buffalo cows vaccinated as adults, while our data demonstrate that the vaccine is safe for use in buffaloes vaccinated as calves in which it was not excreted in milk.
2009
Shedding of Brucella abortus rough mutant strain RB51 in milk of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) / Longo, Mariangela; Mallardo, K; Montagnaro, Serena; DE MARTINO, Luisa; Gallo, S; Fusco, G; Galiero, G; Guarino, A; Pagnini, Ugo; Iovane, Giuseppe. - In: PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE. - ISSN 0167-5877. - ELETTRONICO. - 90:1-2(2009), pp. 113-118. [10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.03.007]
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