Freedom from Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cattle in St. Kitts.

Autor: Coker KE; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Lim JJ; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Schleisman RL; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Vosloo C; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., French HM; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Samper JC; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Callanan JJ; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Gilbert RO; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Sithole F; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis., Yao C; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis. chyao@rossvet.edu.kn., Chapwanya A; Ross University School Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, West Indies, Saint Kitts and Nevis. Achapwanya@rossvet.edu.kn.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Tropical animal health and production [Trop Anim Health Prod] 2018 Jun; Vol. 50 (5), pp. 1171-1173. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-018-1537-3
Abstrakt: Trichomonosis is an endemic disease in cattle that are reared under extensive conditions and bred by natural mating. It causes profound economic losses to the producers by increasing calving interval, increasing embryo losses, and decreasing pregnancy rates. The aim of this study was to determine whether Tritrichomonas foetus infections were absent from cattle in St. Kitts. Using the modified hypergeometric method, preputial samples from bulls (n = 78) were tested using the InPouch™ culture for presence of T. foetus. Results highlighted an absence of trichomoniasis in bulls on St. Kitts with a 95% confidence.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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