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Brucellosis is spread to humans by unpasteurised milk. Photo by Janine Chedid on Wikimedia Diagnosis of brucellosis relies on: Demonstration of the agent: blood cultures in tryptose broth, bone marrow cultures. The growth of brucellae is extremely slow (they can take until 2 months to grow) and the culture poses a risk to . . . → Read More: Brucellosis Diagnosis, Treatment and Occurrence
Brucella Spp. From the Centres for Disease Control in America. Brucellosis, is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unsterilized milk or meat from infected animals or close contact with their secretions. Transmission from human to human, through sexual contact or from mother to child, is rare but possible. Brucella spp. . . . → Read More: Brucellosis Cartoon of a dog with rabies from 1826 Animal health and hygiene
Animal health is a vital part of good livestock management, particularly in confinement systems where diseases can quickly affect all animals. Maintenance of a clean, dry environment is obviously important, but a number of other factors are also crucial . . . → Read More: Animal health and hygeine What is Brucellosis? Brucellosis is infection with the bacteria Brucella abortus. The most important outcome of infection is abortion, but infection of the testicles (orchitis) is also seen in bulls. Brucella is highly contagious, spreading very easily between cattle as the calf, the membranes and the uterine fluids all contain large quantities of bacteria. . . . → Read More: Brucellosis in Beef Cattle Brucellosis Brucellosis is a bacterial disease which is endemic in most herds in Alaska and Northern Canada. Before establishing a new arming herd, reindeer should always be tested and negative serologically for brucellosis. Brucellosis is a reportable disease in Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) veterinarians require the testing of reindeer prior . . . → Read More: Infectious Diseases Affecting Reindeer and other Cervids It’s enough to make dollar signs dance in the deer farmer’s eyes. Let’s see, a single deer pees about half a gallon or 64 ounces a day. Sold as deer-hunting scents at $4.00 to $13 per ounce (retail), that amounts to $256 to $832 a day or $93,440 to $303,680 per deer per year! . . . → Read More: The Deer Urine Market |
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