Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe
Infertility remains a challenge in breeding herds in most developing countries. In the current study, 104 penile sheath washes were collected from bulls of different breeds and ages from different cattle breeding farms in Zimbabwe. The samples were submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zim...
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| author | Precious Mahlangu Stephen T. Marambe Iredale K. Mutengwa Bamusi Saidi Pious V. Makaya John Kagira |
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| description | Infertility remains a challenge in breeding herds in most developing countries. In the current study, 104 penile sheath washes were collected from bulls of different breeds and ages from different cattle breeding farms in Zimbabwe. The samples were submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zimbabwe, for screening of Campylobacter species using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Based on the PCR results, the animal-level prevalence was 25.96% (range 0–73.98%) and all the positive samples came from four (57.14%) of the 7 herds tested. The current study shows that Campylobacter spp. could be a causative agent in infertility observed in a number of herds in Zimbabwe. Strategies for treatment and control of campylobacteriosis should be enhanced in the country. More research and surveillance are needed to determine the epidemiology of Campylobacter species in Zimbabwean cattle herds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba02411eaeb94932a98d5e8c4c9c07682022-12-22T04:19:28ZengHindawi LimitedVeterinary Medicine International2042-00482022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1531483Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in ZimbabwePrecious Mahlangu0Stephen T. Marambe1Iredale K. Mutengwa2Bamusi Saidi3Pious V. Makaya4John Kagira5Central Veterinary LaboratoryCentral Veterinary LaboratoryCentral Veterinary LaboratoryCentral Veterinary LaboratoryCentral Veterinary LaboratoryDepartment of Animal SciencesInfertility remains a challenge in breeding herds in most developing countries. In the current study, 104 penile sheath washes were collected from bulls of different breeds and ages from different cattle breeding farms in Zimbabwe. The samples were submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zimbabwe, for screening of Campylobacter species using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Based on the PCR results, the animal-level prevalence was 25.96% (range 0–73.98%) and all the positive samples came from four (57.14%) of the 7 herds tested. The current study shows that Campylobacter spp. could be a causative agent in infertility observed in a number of herds in Zimbabwe. Strategies for treatment and control of campylobacteriosis should be enhanced in the country. More research and surveillance are needed to determine the epidemiology of Campylobacter species in Zimbabwean cattle herds.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1531483 |
| spellingShingle | Precious Mahlangu Stephen T. Marambe Iredale K. Mutengwa Bamusi Saidi Pious V. Makaya John Kagira Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | prevalence of campylobacter species on cattle breeding farms in zimbabwe |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1531483 |
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