Detection of <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in Bulk Tank Milk of Dairy Small Ruminant Farms in Greece.

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this work were as follows: (i) the evaluation of the prevalence of detection of genetic material of Coxiella burnetii in the bulk tank milk of sheep and goat farms in Greece and (ii) the investigation of variables related to the management applied in farms as possible predictors for this. The presence of C. burnetii genetic material was studied in the bulk tank milk of 325 sheep and 119 goat farms throughout the country. For qualitative and quantitative identification of the genetic material of the pathogen, a commercially available real-time PCR was used. In total, 45 parameters were assessed for potential association with the detection of the pathogen: these referred to the management system, infrastructure, health management, animals, production character

SUBMITTER: Lianou DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817811 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature