PMID: 16642720Apr 29, 2006Paper

Prevalence of genital campylobacteriosis and trichomonosis in crossbred breeding bulls kept on zero-grazed smallholder dairy farms in the Tanga region of Tanzania

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
E S SwaiW Van der Heijden

Abstract

A survey to demonstrate the presence or absence of genital campylobacteriosis and trichomonosis in cross-bred breeding bulls kept under smallholding dairy farms in the Tanga region of Tanzania was carried out during the period of January-June 1996. Sheath washings, swabs and preputial scrapings were collected from 58 randomly selected bulls. Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis was demonstrated in 3/58 (5.1%) and Tritrichomonas foetus in 0/58 (0%) of all bulls tested. Bull-level variables of level of taurine genes (62.5% taurine genes, F2; 75% taurine genes, F3) and age were not significantly associated with campylobacteriosis (P > 0.05). The result of the study identifies Campylobacterfetus subsp. venerelias as the agent of enzootic infertility in smallholder herds and suggests that may be a significant problem.

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Apr 9, 2011·Journal of Reproductive Immunology·Eduardo R CoboRobert H BonDurant
Aug 10, 2013·Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica·Hassan M MaiPeter N Thompson
Aug 17, 2021·BioMed Research International·Md Ashikur RahmanS M Lutful Kabir

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