Mahlangu Precious, Marambe Stephen T, Mutengwa Iredale K, Saidi Bamusi, Makaya Pious V, Kagira John
Central Veterinary Laboratory, 18 Borrowdale Road, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Department of Animal Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
Vet Med Int. 2022 Nov 29;2022:1531483. doi: 10.1155/2022/1531483. eCollection 2022.
Infertility remains a challenge in breeding herds in most developing countries. In the current study, 104 penile sheath washes were collected from bulls of different breeds and ages from different cattle breeding farms in Zimbabwe. The samples were submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zimbabwe, for screening of species using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Based on the PCR results, the animal-level prevalence was 25.96% (range 0-73.98%) and all the positive samples came from four (57.14%) of the 7 herds tested. The current study shows that spp. could be a causative agent in infertility observed in a number of herds in Zimbabwe. Strategies for treatment and control of campylobacteriosis should be enhanced in the country. More research and surveillance are needed to determine the epidemiology of species in Zimbabwean cattle herds.
在大多数发展中国家,繁殖畜群中的不育问题仍然是一项挑战。在当前的研究中,从津巴布韦不同养牛场的不同品种和年龄的公牛身上采集了104份阴茎鞘洗液样本。这些样本被提交到津巴布韦中央兽医实验室,使用聚合酶链反应(PCR)对物种进行筛查。根据PCR结果,动物层面的患病率为25.96%(范围为0 - 73.98%),所有阳性样本均来自所检测的7个畜群中的4个(57.14%)。当前的研究表明,[具体物种名称]可能是津巴布韦一些畜群中观察到的不育症的致病因子。该国应加强弯曲杆菌病的治疗和控制策略。需要更多的研究和监测来确定津巴布韦牛群中[具体物种名称]的流行病学情况。