title: Bovine trichomoniasis: Results of a slaughter survey in Colorado and Nebraska.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska, Panhandle Research & Extension Center Scottsbluff, NE 69361 USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Grotelueschen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cheney
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Kimberling
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Taton-Allen
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Marsh