Vol. 10, Special Issue 6 (2021)

Author(s):
Dr. Keneisezo Kuotsu, Dr. Sashitola Ozukum, Dr. Reihii John, Dr. Laltlankimi, Dr. Neithono Kuotsu, Dr. Tukheshwar Chutia, Dr. Bhumapati Devi and Dr. Soya Rungsung

Abstract:
The present study was carried out to study the comparison of milk samples with serum samples for detecting the prevalence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis using I-ELISA among cattle. A total of 46 serum and 46 milk samples were subjected for the presence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) antibodies using indirect ELISA method and the sensitivity of milk I-ELISA was analyzed as 41.66% and a specificity of 68.18% was observed, the positive predicted value recorded was 58.82% and the negative predicted value of 78.94% was noted, the overall performance of the test was 54.34% and the overall prevalence rate of 52.17% was recorded.