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| Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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gmg04
Joined:3/13/2007
Location:SOUTH BOSTON, VA
| What is a Brucellosis test?
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| I was just wondering what the Brucellosis test is and what it shows?
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| Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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lisahinn
Joined:3/13/2007
Location:HUDSON, FL
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| It is a test performed on a bitch before she is used for breeding to make sure she has no communicable diseases that can be past on to the stud dog.
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| Saturday, March 17, 2007
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rainbeaur6
Joined:8/27/2006
Location:RENTON, WA
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| Actually it is a test performed on BOTH dogs before the breeding of the two this should be done EVERYTIME a different partner is used.
Here is some information about it http//www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/brucellosis_g.htmwhatis
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| Wednesday, July 04, 2007
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dar-yan15
Joined:7/3/2007
Location:HAVRE, MT
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| I was told it is for the female only if she has had a partner. Like my female was breed with my male but the next time I breed her she will be given the test for my dogs protection and the male.
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| Wednesday, July 04, 2007
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rainbeaur6
Joined:8/27/2006
Location:RENTON, WA
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| The male you are planning to use needs to be tested too. Regardless of the sex of the dog if theyve had a past partner they need to be tested.
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| Wednesday, July 04, 2007
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dar-yan15
Joined:7/3/2007
Location:HAVRE, MT
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| thanks i did not know this since i was only told the female.
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| Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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huffschn
Joined:5/26/2008
Location:COMMERCE, TX
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| When do you need to have your dogs tested? How far in advance from the actual mating? Is there a cure for this disease? Is it treatable? If so how long does it take to treat and how long should you wait before breeding again--if the disease was present and is treatable?
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| Saturday, May 31, 2008
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lakotackrs
Joined:5/30/2008
Location:QUEEN CREEK, AZ
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| This is a highly communicable disease and both STUD and BITCh should be tested. once this is in your kennel there is nothing to do but spay/neuter the entire kennel. In old times they just euthenized the whole kennel. The test should be done when the bitch first comes in heat. You want the test done as close to breeding as possible. If a STUD owner is telling you that you have to have a Brucellosis test which I require of all bitches weather bred before or not remember its their word your taking and could be the end of your entire kennel Tell the owner you also want the same test done on the stud.
Just a little info from a Vet tech
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| Thursday, May 28, 2009
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adriennew
Joined:5/6/2009
Location:DAHLONEGA, GA
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| Actually, it is law in many states that infected dogs be destroyed. Brucellosis cannot be cured. It is highly contagious and transferable over any mucas membrane or through contact with body fluids. This means if your dog touches noses with an infected dog, they can get it.
People who spay and neuter infected animals are not doing anyone any favors. Those animals still carry the disease and they can still spread it. It is a zoonotic disease and that means people can also contract it. However in people it tends to respond to antibiotics. But it can still cause abortion of unborn babies.
Putting a dog on antibiotic does not work as it does in people. The bacteria will drop in numbers often giving a false positive. These dogs go on to be carriers and thus spread the disease.
An infected bitch can produce live puppies in spite what most people believe. These puppies are then born carriers and go on to spread it. Dogs cannot be deemed clear of brucellosis unless they have been tested a MINIMUM of three times over a 90 day period. Dogs exposed to Brucellosis under 30 days will often test negative when they are truly positive. Card tests, which most vets use, give about a 50 FALSE POSITIVE ratio. The only TRUE test that can verify whether or not the dog is infected in an elisa test.
This test does not work in puppies. Anyone purchasing animals as breeding stock, even puppies, should be getting those animals tested. Animals should be quarantined for at least 90 days having three tests over that time before being put with established breeding stock.
These are all things to seriously consider before breeding any dog, male or female, or purchasing a puppy. No one tests stock like they should. Its just not done, mostly because of the misinformation surrounding this disease. However, anyone who has dealt with this disaster or knows someone who has, has seen the devastation it can cause. Handlers have unknowingly taken in client dogs that are positive only to have them spread the disease all around the kennel thus costing exhibitors hundreds of thousands of dollars. One infected dog at a dog show has the potential to spread the disease to dozens and dozens of dogs.
Think about it, how many times have you stepped in dog urinating or dog poop at a show site or had your dog sniff where another has marked. All these simple, normal behaviors is how this disease is spread.
There is no vaccine for brucellosis because vaccinating against it would make being able to differentiate a false positive from a real positive. And although this disease seems rare, its actually more common than we realize. Some breeds seem to be more predispositioned to contracting it than others beagles especially. And as long as vets tell people they just have to spay/neuter infected animals, we will continue seeing this disease forever.
In most states vets are required to report infected animals to the CDC and owners must then have them destroyed and kennel owners must quarantine themselves and undergo extensive testing.
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| Friday, February 04, 2011
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116ahcops
Joined:2/4/2011
Location:FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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Brucelosis is a disease of animals bovine which another animal drinks the milk, that animal or man will contract the disease. It is called ungulent fever in humans. It can be fetal. This disease is the reason Milk is pasteurized, to kill of the brucellos type organisms. If the bitch has never been bred, this test is un necessary, even if tested, an animal can be clean at term, then contract this disease during the weaning period of her liter. A common cause of this is a sneaky cat, nursing off the bitch, tired from the liter birth, sleeping. Keep your cats away from the bitch
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| Sunday, October 16, 2011
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Bittersweetbones6
Joined:10/15/2011
Location:KINGSTON, NY
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| What if it would be his first time? does he still need to be tested?
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| Sunday, October 16, 2011
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Bittersweetbones6
Joined:10/15/2011
Location:KINGSTON, NY
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| What if it would be his first time? does he still need to be tested?
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011
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Dihart
Joined:11/6/2011
Location:MIDDLEBURY, IN
| RE What is a Brucellosis test?
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| both he and the dam should be tested first, save yourself heartache if for some reason one would happen to have picked it up.
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