Little is known about the prevalence of caprine yersiniosis in Germany. Only few cases are reported every year. The intention of the survey was to provide representative data on the seroprevalence of anti-Yersinia antibodies in goats in the German state of Lower Saxony. A commercially available Western blot kit was used to identify caprine and ovine anti-Yersinia antibodies against five proteins YopM, H, D, E and V-antigen (V-Ag). Of the 681 investigated goat sera, 449 (66%) had anti-Yop/V-Ag antibodies. Only two of 28 animal holdings housed sero-negative goats. Boxplot analysis showed that the number of non-reactive animals is correlated to the size of a herd and the fact of milk production, respectively. A tendency was observed that various management factors may influence the anti-Yersinia antibody status. No statement was possible on the impact of keeping additional carrier animals such as pigs, cows or sheep on a farm or the type of husbandry on the seroprevalence of anti-Yersinia antibodies. This study provides trend-setting data for yersiniosis in goat-holdings. The impact on consumer health, i.e. especially for risk groups-like people allergic to cow milk and the impact on the profit of a farm will have to be elucidated in further studies.
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出版者
Springer-Verlag
其它主题
Bacterial outer membrane proteins; Yersinia infections; Goat diseases; Male; Yersiniosis; Female; Bacterial; Animal diseases (bacterial); Seroprevalence; Outer membrane proteins; Goat diseases; Western; Blotting; Seroepidemiologic studies; Veterinary
语言
英语
类型
Journal Article; Text
2024-02-28
2026-02-03
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