Studies on caprine brucellosis

A study on brucellosis in goats in Egypt was under-taken.(1) Out of 950 milk samples collected from goats, 41 strains of ~. rnelitensis biotype Ii)” were isolatedwith an incidence of 4.)1%.(2) Albimi medium with an~ibiotics (actidione 10 mg, bacitracin 2500 units and polymyxin-B 600 units)and methyl violet proved to be superior to both al-bim! medium with antibiotics and liver infusion agar medium.(3) Out of 950 milk samples examined by ABR test, 29 samples showed positive reactors (3.05%) and 8 samples were doubtful (0.84%). The remaining samples were negative (96.11%).(4) Whey agglutination test is the most reliable serolo-gical test in diagnosi:.1g ca.prine brucellosis. Thewhey a.gglutination tes•~ used on the same milk aamp l eashowed positive z-e ac toi-s (4.10%) and 95.89% were nega- tive far brucellosis.(5) All 37 milk samples fx’om positive and doubtful ABR