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The article presents a study which identifies Brucella isolated from goats through the use of Pst I site polymorphism at outer membrane protein (Omp2) gene loci. The isolated brucellae cultures were isolated from different tissues of goats. Brucella's Omp2 gene was used as a locus of two nearly homologous repeated copies. The study indicates that DNA fragments obtained from B. melitensis 16M strain isolated from goats strain produced three bands.

The article presents a study that investigated the possibility of using a recombinant outer membrane proteins31 based milk ELISA for the diagnosis of caprine brucellosis in milk. The study focused on milk samples collected from 980 goats of different breeds located in the western Uttar Pradesh in India. It revealed the sensitivity of m-ELISA, serum-ELISA, SAT and RBPT at 95.45, 90.1, 54.54, and 68.18 percent, respectively.

The article discusses a study which developed a diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for diagnosis of brucellosis in goats. The assay examined the serum and whole blood samples from brucellosis suspected field goats. The serum PCR seems to be specific as none of the 10 culture negative animals in a separate controlled experiment was positive. The optimal clinical specimen for the test was serum, which leads to assay simplification. The use of serum samples provides advantages for nucleic acid amplification methods. The PCR assay sensitivity was higher with serum than with whole blood samples.

The article discusses a study which examines the indigenous practices for treating diarrhoea in goats and their scientific validation. For the study, three indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) were chosen for scientific cross-validation under the National Agriculture Technology Project (NATP) in India. Results showed that extract of urhul flowers did not manifest antibacterial property against Escherichia coli. Juices of urhul flower, paste of bark of pojo and takala flower juice were validated as antidiarrhoeal in goats.

The article discusses a study which evaluated indigenous plants for in vitro and in vivo activity against Haemonchus contortus infection in goats. The plants used were Azadirachta indica, Embelia ribes, Melia azedarach, and Pongamia glabra. To prepare the cold extracts, 100 grams of dry powder from the plants were dissolved in 200 milliliters of methanol, ether and 250 milliliters of distilled water, and kept at room temperature for 24 hours.

The article discusses a study which evaluated the efficacy of combined adjuvant to that of single adjuvant for eliciting better antibody response against Mycoplasma mycoides so that is can be exploited for development of suitable future prophylaxis. Mycoplasma is known to be the etiological agent of caprine pleuropneumonia. Findings showed that the animals vaccinated with Saponin-algel exhibited higher antibody titre than animals vaccinated with saponin.

The article focuses on a study which examined the seroprevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in migratory goat flocks in India. CCPP, which is caused by M. mycoides subspecies capri (Mmc) bacteria, is considered as one of the significant diseases affecting goats. Its seroprevalence was analyzed in goats that show typical pneumonic symptoms, using Latex agglutination and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The study utilized 466 serum samples, 78 percent of which were CCPP positive and the remaining were negative.

The article discusses a study which evaluated an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using purified recombinant outer membrane protein 31 (rOmp31) isolated from Brucella melitensis in sheep. The study included 1,152 samples of rOmp31 taken from sheep with history of Brucella melitensis-induced abortions. It was designed to develop an ELIDA for the serological diagnosis of ovine brucellosis with purified rOmp31. The sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA test were computed in related to the samples used. Results from the ELISA were compared with Rose Bengal Plate test, which proved the relevance of Omp31 to the serological diagnosis of ovine brucellosis.

The article presents a study which examined serum enzymes and thyroid hormone profiles in sub-clinical ketotic goats and sheep. Goats and sheep raised under organized farming system were screened for pregnancy toxemia/lactational ketosis. In healthy goats and sheep, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) values dropped in pregnancy but increased during lactation, while alanine transaminase (ALT) values increased in both pregnancy and lactation. Serum cortisol values dropped in pregnancy and lactation in Barbari goats, while values were slightly increased in pregnancy and decreased in lactation in Jamunapari goats. In sheep the values dropped in dry, pregnancy and lactation periods.

The article presents a discussion about a study on the disease profile in Zalawadi goats of Surendra nagar district of Gujarat in India following a heavy flood during the monsoon season. The study involved around 1,640 goats which were reared on free range grazing. The study found an overall morbidity of 36.63 percent. A number of goats developed lameness and other conditions such as diarrhea, pneumonia and mastitis. It was also discovered that the goats have high endoparasitic load at an average of 4,500.