Etiology of respiratory disease in non-vaccinated, non-medicated calves in rearing herds

Autor: Timo Soveri, Tarja Pohjanvirta, Sinikka Pelkonen, H. Rusanen, Liisa Sihvonen, A. Huovilainen, Tiina Autio, J. Pentikäinen, Ulla Rikula, R. Holopainen
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Veterinary Microbiology
ISSN: 0378-1135
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.10.001
Popis: The aim of this study was to examine the occurrence of bacterial, mycoplasmal and viral pathogens in the lower respiratory tract of calves in all-in all-out calf-rearing units. According to clinical status, non-medicated calves with and without respiratory disease signs were selected of the 40 herds investigated to analyse the micro-organisms present in healthy and diseased calves. Tracheobronchial lavage (TBL) and paired serum samples were analysed for bacteria, mycoplasmas, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), parainfluenza virus 3 (PIV3), bovine corona virus (BCV) and bovine adenovirus (BAV). Pasteurella multocida was the most common bacterial pathogen. It was isolated from 34% of the TBL samples in 28 herds and was associated with clinical respiratory disease (p
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