title: Epizootiological examination of a respiratory disease associated with mycoplasma infection in horse.
abstract: The authors examined 585 samples from 92 mares of 2 studs and 346 nasal swabs taken from their foals for the presence of mycoplasmas. The positive rates of mares and foals were 81.5% and 71.7%, respectively, with positivity of samples being variable. Clinical symptoms developed in 2-4 waves and lasted 3-7 days, with intervals of 7-12 days. The disease started in April among foals born in February, at an average age of 88 days. Later on, the average age of the affected foals decreased. There was a correlation between presence of mycoplasmas in nasal cavity and disease of foals.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Antal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Antal
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vajda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Szollár
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Totth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laber
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stipkovits
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000382:microbiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*