Sample-based assessment of the microbial etiology of bovine necrotic vulvovaginitis
| Autor: | M. Mazuz, O. Koren, J. Brenner, Shlomo E. Blum, Y. Stram, Daniel Elad, O. Friedgut, T. Goshen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Colony-forming unit
Herpesvirus 5 Bovine Equine Porphyromonas levii Cattle Diseases Outbreak Microbial etiology Biology Vulvovaginitis Disease Outbreaks Herpesvirus 4 Bovine Necrosis Food Animals Herpesvirus 2 Bovine Immunology Vaginal swabs Etiology Herd Animals Cattle Female Animal Science and Zoology Porphyromonas Small Animals Herpesvirus 1 Bovine |
| Zdroj: | Theriogenology. 68:290-293 |
| ISSN: | 0093-691X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.05.040 |
| Popis: | A semiquantitative evaluation of potential bacterial pathogens was correlated to the severity of lesions during an outbreak of bovine necrotic vulvovaginitis (BNVV) on an Israeli dairy herd. Bacteriologic examination of 287 vaginal swabs from 104 post-calving heifers showed a highly significant correlation between Porphyromonas levii colony forming unit numbers and the clinical scores of the lesions, when assessed by an ordinal regression statistical model. No such correlation was found for the other bacteria included in the study. Nineteen samples taken for virological examinations resulted negative for bovine herpes viruses 1, 2, 4 and 5. Thus the results of this study substantiate the essential role of P. levii in the etiology of BNVV and indicate that BHV4 is not required as a predisposing factor to the syndrome. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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