Epizootiological examination of a respiratory disease associated with mycoplasma infection in horse.
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.
Antal
V
V
Antal
T
T
Szabó
I
I
Vajda
G
G
Polner
A
A
Szollár
I
I
Totth
B
B
Laber
G
G
Stipkovits
L
L
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*