TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk factors associated with Tritrichomonas foetus infection in beef herds in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
AU - Mardones, F. O.
AU - Perez, A. M.
AU - Martínez, A.
AU - Carpenter, Tim
PY - 2008/5/31
Y1 - 2008/5/31
N2 - Bovine trichomonosis (BT) is a contagious disease, characterized by reproductive failure, embryonic losses, infertility, and abortions, which directly impacts the reproductive performance of cattle. In this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, 56 veterinarians provided information on the geographic location and on the demographic, husbandry, and sanitary characteristics of 173 beef herds located in 26 (21%) counties of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Herds rearing beef cattle (OR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.0, 6.3), with low pregnancy rate in cows (≤90%) (OR = 4.1, 95% CI = 1.5, 10.8), sharing livestock with other owners or farmers (OR = 5.4, 95% CI = 1.8, 16.5), and where trichomonosis was reported during the previous year (OR = 4.1, 95% CI = 1.7, 9.6) were at significantly greater risk of being BT positive. This study provided information for future risk assessment and/or management plans for the prevention and control of BT in a region where the disease is considered to be endemic.
AB - Bovine trichomonosis (BT) is a contagious disease, characterized by reproductive failure, embryonic losses, infertility, and abortions, which directly impacts the reproductive performance of cattle. In this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, 56 veterinarians provided information on the geographic location and on the demographic, husbandry, and sanitary characteristics of 173 beef herds located in 26 (21%) counties of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Herds rearing beef cattle (OR = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.0, 6.3), with low pregnancy rate in cows (≤90%) (OR = 4.1, 95% CI = 1.5, 10.8), sharing livestock with other owners or farmers (OR = 5.4, 95% CI = 1.8, 16.5), and where trichomonosis was reported during the previous year (OR = 4.1, 95% CI = 1.7, 9.6) were at significantly greater risk of being BT positive. This study provided information for future risk assessment and/or management plans for the prevention and control of BT in a region where the disease is considered to be endemic.
KW - Beef cattle
KW - Bovine trichomonosis
KW - Tritrichomonas foetus
KW - Venereal disease
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U2 - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.038
DO - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.038
M3 - Article
C2 - 18337015
AN - SCOPUS:42249093839
VL - 153
SP - 231
EP - 237
JO - Veterinary Parasitology
JF - Veterinary Parasitology
SN - 0304-4017
IS - 3-4
ER -