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Pursuing effective vaccines against cattle diseases caused by apicomplexan protozoa.
Apicomplexan parasites are responsible for important livestock diseases that affect the production of much needed protein resources, and those transmissible to humans pose a public health risk. Vaccines, recognized as a cost-effective and environmentally
M. Florin-Christensen
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Screening for Coxiella burnetii in dairy cattle herds in Poland
The intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the aetiological agent of Q fever, a zoonosis affecting many animal species worldwide. Cattle and small ruminants are considered the major reservoirs of the bacteria and they shed it through multiple ...
Szymańska-Czerwińska Monika+3 more
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Background Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever, a zoonosis affecting many animal species including sheep and goats. The aims of this study were to evaluate the shedding of Coxiella burnetii in small ruminant herds and to identify the ...
Agnieszka Jodełko+3 more
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Two of the most important diseases of cattle are caused by mycoplasmas. Mycoplasma bovis is a world-wide bovine pathogen that can cause pneumonia, mastitis and arthritis. It has now spread to most, if not all, cattle-rearing countries.
Katarzyna Dudek+2 more
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This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge of chlamydiae. These intracellular microorganisms belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family are widely distributed throughout the world.
Zaręba-Marchewka Kinga+2 more
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Genetics of Prion Disease in Cattle [PDF]
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a prion disease that is invariably fatal in cattle and has been implicated as a significant human health risk. As a transmissible disease of livestock, it has impacted food safety, production practices, global trade, and profitability.
Brenda M. Murdoch, Gordon K. Murdoch
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Potential risk of regional disease spread in west Africa through cross-border cattle trade [PDF]
Transboundary animal movements facilitate the spread of pathogens across large distances. Cross-border cattle trade is of economic and cultural importance in West Africa.
Bonfoh, Bassirou+5 more
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Mycoplasma bovis Infections—Occurrence, Diagnosis and Control
Mycoplasma bovis is a cause of bronchopneumonia, mastitis and arthritis but may also affect other main organs in cattle such us the eye, ear or brain. Despite its non-zoonotic character, M. bovis infections are responsible for substantial economic health
Katarzyna Dudek+3 more
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The rearing of calves is a difficult period for farmers due to health problems to which the animals are prone this time. Since the use of antibiotics as growth promoters has been forbidden, various innovative feed additives have been tested in many ...
Szacawa Ewelina+4 more
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A variety of Chlamydia species belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family have been reported in birds. Until recently, C. psittaci was considered to be the most common avian species, although found in both birds and mammals, while C.
Kinga Zaręba-Marchewka+4 more
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