Prevalence and risk factors for Trichomonas foetus infection in cattle in northeastern Costa Rica
Two studies (one pilot and one cross-sectional) were conducted in the two main livestock-rearing areas of Costa Rica using an improved method (In-Pouch TF) for the detection of Trichomonas foetus infection in bulls. Herd prevalence rates of 6.7% (6/89) and 15.9% (10/63 ), and bull prevalence rate...
| Autores Principales: | Ortuno, Ana, Chacón, Jorge, BonDurant, Robert, Noordhuizen, Jos, Perez, Enrique, Conrad, Patricia A., Hird, David |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2023
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http://hdl.handle.net/11056/24679 https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5877(92)90013-6 |
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Two studies (one pilot and one cross-sectional) were conducted in the two main livestock-rearing
areas of Costa Rica using an improved method (In-Pouch TF) for the detection of Trichomonas
foetus infection in bulls. Herd prevalence rates of 6.7% (6/89) and 15.9% (10/63 ), and bull prevalence
rates of 3.9% (6/153 ) and 6.2% ( 14/225 ) were found in the pilot and cross-sectional studies,
respectively. Adjusted prevalences in the cross-sectional study were 18.4% and 7.2% for farms and
bulls, respectively. Breed (Bos taurus) and age (over 4 years) were the main risk factors identified
using random-effects logistic regression. The nature of the disease and the high prevalence indicated
that trichomoniasis could have a serious economic impact on cattle production in Costa Rica. |
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