Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technique based Prevalence of Surra in Equines

Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Technique based Prevalence of Surra in Equines

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This project was carried out to find the Nutritional Yeast prevalence of trypanosomiasis in equine in District Gujranwala by using indirect fluorescent antibody technique and thin smear method.Blood samples were collected from a total of 200 horses and donkeys of different ages and either sex.Duplicate thin blood smears were prepared from each sample and remaining blood samples were centrifuged to separate the serum.

Smears from each animal were processed for giemsa staining and indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT).Giemsa stained smears revealed Trypanosome infection in 4/200 (2.0%) samples Produce Storage Bags and IFAT in 12/200 (6.

0%) animals.