Research Article
Investigation of the Proportion of Brucella abortus and Brucella melitensis in Sheep and Goat Milk
Table 1
The number of collected milk samples and the percentage of Brucella positive cases based on genus/species and also the sampling location.
| | Province | City | Livestock n | Brucellaspp. positive (%) | B. melitensis (%) | B. abortus (%) | B. melitensis + B. abortus (%) | Keeping cows in the farm |
| | Hamedan | Razan | Sheep | 17 | 6 (35.2) | 5 (29.4) | 1 (5.8) | 0 | No | | Goat | 7 | 3 (42.8) | 3 (42.8) | 0 | 0 | | Kabodar Ahang | Sheep | 15 | 4 (26.6) | 4 (26.6) | 0 | 0 | limited | | Goat | 11 | 5 (45.4) | 3 (27.2) | 2 (18.1) | 0 |
| | Lorestan | Khorram Abad | Sheep | 22 | 7 (31.8) | 5 (22.7) | 2 (9.09) | 0 | Yes | | Goat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Alashtar | Sheep | 16 | 7 (43.7) | 4 (25) | 3 (18.7) | 1 (6.2) | Yes | | Goat | 9 | 5 (55.5) | 1 (11.1) | 4 (44.4) | 2 (22.2) | | Azna | Sheep | 15 | 2 (13.3) | 2 (13.3) | 0 | 0 | No | | Goat | 10 | 3 (30.0) | 3 (30) | 0 | 0 | | Kouhdasht | Sheep | 17 | 5 (29.4) | 4 (23.5) | 1 (5.8) | 0 | No | | Goat | 7 | 2 (28.5) | 2 (28.5) | 0 | 0 |
| | Total | Sheep | 102 | 31 (30.3) | 24 (23.5) | 7 (6.8) | 1 (0.9) | — | | Goat | 48 | 18 (37.5) | 12 (25.0) | 6 (12.5) | 2 (4.1) | — | | Sheep + goat | 150 | 49 (32.6) | 36 (24.0) | 13 (8.6) | 3 (2.0) | — |
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limited: less than one cow per farm. |
