Herd-level occurrence and risk factors associated with respiratory and enteric pathogens from dairy calves in Ontario: A cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Umaña Sedó SG; Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G2W1, Canada; Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24060., Winder CB; Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G2W1, Canada., Perry KV; Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G2W1, Canada., Caswell JL; Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G2W1, Canada., Mee JF; Teagasc, Moorepark Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, P61 C997, Ireland., MacNicol J; Department of Animal Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G2W1, Canada., Renaud DL; Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G2W1, Canada. Electronic address: renaudd@uoguelph.ca.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of dairy science [J Dairy Sci] 2025 Jan; Vol. 108 (1), pp. 900-913. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 15.
DOI:	10.3168/jds.2024-25199
Abstrakt:	This cross-sectional herd-level study aimed to determine the occurrence of and risk factors for pathogens associated with neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) and bovine respiratory disease (BRD) on Ontario dairy farms. From April to August 2022, a convenience sample of 100 dairy farms was visited once. A questionnaire covering farm biosecurity, calving and colostrum management, preweaning nutrition, and housing was administered on-farm. At each farm visit, approximately 5 calves between 2 and 35 d old were randomly selected for fecal sampling. Furthermore, approximately 5 calves between 21 to 122 d old were randomly selected for nasopharyngeal sampling. In total, 363 fecal samples (from 83 dairy farms) and 390 nasopharyngeal swab samples (from 80 dairy farms) were collected. Fecal samples were analyzed individually using a multiplex PCR to identify bacterial and parasitic enteric pathogens. Nasopharyngeal swabs were analyzed as one pooled sample per farm using bacterial culture and real-time PCR. The most common enteric pathogens detected at herd-level were Cryptosporidium parvum (67.4%) and Escherichia coli K99+ (13.2%). The most common respiratory pathogens detected at herd-level were Pasteurella multocida (62.5%), bovine coronavirus (42.5%), and Mycoplasma bovis (21.2%). Multivariable logistic models were built to explore associations between the most common pathogens and herd-level predictors selected from the questionnaire. Herd positivity for C. parvum was positively associated with having more than 61 preweaning calves per year and feeding mainly whole milk to calves. The presence of M. bovis was positively associated with herds that combined manual and automatic milk-feeding systems, and the presence of bovine coronavirus was positively associated with having more than 98 preweaning calves during the year. Univariable Poisson regression models were built to explore the association between the most common pathogens and preweaning calf mortality. Herds that were positive for C. parvum, M. bovis, or bovine coronavirus had a greater risk of preweaning calf mortality. These results provide insights for future research on pathogens associated with NCD and BRD and offer guidance for veterinarians and dairy farmers in implementing disease control measures in dairy calf herds. (The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Dairy Science Association®. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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