RT-PCR / Molecular Tests Cow Buffalo

Coxiella burnetii (Q Fever) RT-PCR

Coxiella burnetii RT-PCR looks for the DNA of the bacterium that causes Q fever in milk, a vaginal swab or placenta. It can help your vet look into abortion in cows and buffaloes, and Q fever can also infect people.

Sample: Milk, vaginal swab or placenta
Quantity: As advised
Report: Confirmed when you book
Collection: Free in Bhopal

What this test checks

Coxiella burnetii DNA in milk, a vaginal swab or the placenta from a cow or buffalo
Whether an animal is shedding the Q fever bacterium at the time of sampling

When your vet may advise it

Abortions, stillbirths or weak calves in a herd without a clear cause
Poor fertility in the herd when your vet is looking for infectious causes
Checking milk or birth samples when your vet suspects Q fever
A person who works with the herd has Q fever and the vet wants the animals checked

About this test

Q fever is caused by Coxiella burnetii, a hardy bacterium. Many infected cows and buffaloes look healthy, but it can cause abortion, stillbirth, weak calves and poor fertility. Infected animals shed the bacteria in birth fluids, the placenta, milk and dung, and it can survive for a long time in dust. PCR detects its DNA in milk, a vaginal swab or the placenta. Shedding comes and goes, so a negative result from one animal does not always mean the herd is free. A milk result is for the owner's information and does not replace official food-safety testing. A registered veterinarian interprets the result with the herd history.

How to prepare

Wear gloves and a mask when handling placenta or birth fluids, and let your vet collect them. Milk is taken cleanly into a sterile container. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.

Questions about Coxiella burnetii (Q Fever) RT-PCR

Can people get Q fever from cows and buffaloes?

Yes, Q fever can infect people, mainly by breathing in dust soiled by birth fluids or by drinking raw milk. Wash your hands, wear gloves when handling animals, samples or afterbirth, and see a doctor if you get a fever or flu-like illness. Pregnant women should take extra care.

Can Q fever be tested in milk?

Yes. Milk is one of the samples used for Coxiella burnetii PCR, along with vaginal swabs and placenta. Milk from the bulk tank may help show whether the bacterium is present in a herd, and your vet decides which samples to send.

Before you book this test

Why this notice: so you know, before you book, how a test is done, what its limits are and who is responsible.

Where it is tested. Some tests are done wholly or partly by an independent partner laboratory. The lab tells you before booking if this test is sent out, and the report names the laboratory that did it.
What a result can and cannot tell you. No test is right every time. A normal result does not rule out every disease, and an abnormal result does not prove one. A registered veterinarian should read the report with the animal’s signs and history before any treatment is started, changed or stopped.
The sample. A sample that is clotted, too small, wrongly labelled, leaking or too old may be rejected or reported with a note, and the lab may ask for a fresh one.
Reporting time. Confirmed when you book. Times are estimates, not guarantees, and the lab confirms the time when you book.
Emergencies. A booking or a pending report must not delay urgent care. If an animal has collapsed, struggles to breathe, has fits or bleeds heavily, call a veterinarian at once.

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