Bovine brucellosis

Question 1

Diseased animal:

Answer 1

typical clinical signs +
typical pathological lesions or
bacteriology
Movement restrictions, castration or
slaughter

Question 2

Suspected of being diseased:

Answer 2

clinical
signs, until confirmation
 Bacteriology (foetus, placenta) + 2 blood
tests (21dd interv), movement restrictions

Question 3

Officially free status of a herd:

Answer 3

 No clinical signs (for min 6m)
 No vaccination
 All animals over 12m:
– two serological tests (3-12m interval) or
– 3 milk tests (3 monthly interval) + 6w later
serolgy

 Animals introduced: from officially free
herds or tested (within 30dd)

Question 4

Public health measures:brucellosis

Answer 4

 notification to state medical service
 informing the keeper, owner (pregnancy!)
 personal disinfection
 protective clothes, gloves and footwear
 control of products