Bovine trichomoniasis: Results of a slaughter survey in Colorado and Nebraska.
A total of 2,909 bulls was cultured for the presence of Trichomonas fetus at slaughter at 4 abattoirs in Colorado and Nebraska. Samples were collected using the dry pipette preputial scraping technique and were transported to diagnostic laboratories within 24 h. Of the bulls cultured, 5 were positive. The state of the last origin for each animal was Kansas, 1 bull, Montana, 1 bull, Nebraska, 1 bull, and Utah, 2 bulls. These results indicate and incidence of less than 1% (0.172%) of trichomoniasis in the populations tested, even in the states of Colorado and Nebraska where the larger numbers of bulls were cultured.
Grotelueschen
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University of Nebraska, Panhandle Research & Extension Center Scottsbluff, NE 69361 USA.
Cheney
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Hudson
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Schweitzer
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Kimberling
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Taton-Allen
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Nielsen
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Marsh
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