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Application of a new diagnostic approach to a bovine genital campylobacteriosis outbreak in a Saskatchewan beef herd |
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| Authors: | Cheryl Waldner Steve Hendrick Bonnie Chaban Alvaro Garcia Guerra Glen Griffin John Campbell Janet E. Hill |
| Affiliation: | Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (Waldner, Hendrick, Garcia Guerra, Campbell), Department of Veterinary Microbiology (Chaban, Hill), Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4; Southwest Animal Health Center, Swift Current, Saskatchewan S9H 4G6 (Griffin). |
| Abstract: | A new real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) test was used to diagnose Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis infection associated with dramatic reproductive losses in a commercial cow-calf herd. The results were verified with repeated culture, phenotypic characterization of the organism and DNA sequencing. This case demonstrates the need for a practical field test for C. fetus subsp. venerealis and the importance of considering this organism as a potential cause of pregnancy failure in beef herds. |
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