Authors : A.M. Adam and O.A. El-Rashied
Abstract: Isolation of Brucella microorganisms was attempted from a total of 200 different samples collected from cattle, camels, goats and sheep from Dhofar Province in Oman. The collected samples comprised milk, placentas, fetal membranes, vaginal secretions and aborted fetuses. Twenty eight Brucella isolates were obtained from all samples, 13 of them were isolated from cattle, 11 from goats and 4 from camels whereas no isolates were obtained from sheep. The most important source of isolation was milk samples from which 25 isolates were recovered (13.4% of the total milk samples examined). Isolation from other samples was performed with less frequency. Two isolates were recovered from placentas and one from uterine exudate. Identification and biotyping of the isolates resulted in only one biotype that is Brucella melitensis biovar 1. The public health hazards of animal brucellosis in Oman were discussed in the light of the results of this study, taking into account the dietary habits of the people. More bacteriological investigation of brucellosis was suggested to study ovine brucellosis as well as the role of other animal species in Dhofar, in the epidemiology of the disease in Oman.
A.M. Adam and O.A. El-Rashied, 2013. Brucella Biovars Isolated from Domestic Livestock in Dhofar Province in the Sultanate of Oman. Veterinary Research, 6: 5-9.