Soroprevalência de brucelose em bovinos no Abatedouro Público de São Bentinho, Estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

The purpose of this work was to determine the soroprevalence of brucellosis in bovine slaughtered in the public slaughterhouse of Sao Bentinho city, State of Paraiba, three hundred and sixteen serum samples were collected during the period of march to april 2008, being 180 males and 136 females. For the serological diagnosis of bovine brucellosis, the Rose Bengal test was used as screening test. All examined animals were seronegative.