The diagnosis and treatment of bovine genital ureaplasmosis: a case study.
An outbreak of granular vulvitis and ulcerative posthitis in 24-month-old virgin Bonsmara heifers and bulls is reported. Ureaplasma was isolated locally from all the clinically infected cattle. There was marked clinical improvement within 3 d of the commencement of a 5 d course of tylosin administered intramuscularly at 10 mg kg-1. Ureaplasma could not be cultured from the external genitalia of either heifers or bulls following clinical recovery. Details of the Ureaplasma culture media are given.
Gummow
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa.
Staley
G P
GP
Gouws
J J
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D015645:Tylosin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D015645:Tylosin