A study of some infectious causes of reproductive disorders in cattle owned by resource-poor farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
| Field | Value | |
| Title | A study of some infectious causes of reproductive disorders in cattle owned by resource-poor farmers in Gauteng Province, South Africa | |
| Creator | Njiro, S. M. Kidanemariam, A. G. Tsotetsi, A. M. Katsande, T. C. Mnisi, M. Lubisi, B. A. Potts, A. D. Baloyi, F. Moyo, G. Mpofu, J. Kalake, A. Williams, R. | |
| Description | Two hundred and thirty-nine cattle from Gauteng Province in South Africa were tested for various pathogens causing reproductive diseases including bovine viral diarrhoea/mucosal disease (BVD/MD) virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis/infectious pustular vulvovaginitis (IBR/IPV) virus, Neospora caninum and Brucella abortus using various tests. For BVD/MD virus, 49.37 % tested positive, 74.47 % for IBR/IPV virus, 8.96 % for Neospora caninum and 3.8 % for Brucella abortus. The result for Brucella abortus is higher than the national average, possibly due to the small sample size. A high seroprevalence of antibodies to both BVD/MD virus and IBR/IPV virus was evident. These 2 viruses should be considered, in addition to Brucella abortus, when trying to establish causes of abortion in cattle. The clinical significance of Neospora caninum as a cause of abortion in Gauteng needs further investigation. One hundred and forty-three bulls were tested for Campylobacter fetus and Trichomonas fetus, and a low prevalence of 1.4 % and 2.1 % respectively was found in this study. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2011-05-03 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jsava.v82i4.76 | |
| Source | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association; Vol 82, No 4 (2011); 213-218 2224-9435 1019-9128 | |
| Language | eng | |
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