Seroprevalence Investigation and Risk Factors Analysis of Chlamydia Infection in Dairy Cattle in Gansu and Ningxia Areas

The objective of the present investigation was to examine seroprevalence of Chlamydia in dairy cattle in Gansu and Ningxia areas, Northwest China, and to analyze the factors affecting Chlamydia infection in dairy cattle.Indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) was used to detect antibodies against Chlamydia in 1 657 dairy cattle serum samples from Gansu and Ningxia areas.Epidemiological investigation and statistical methods were used to analyze the data.The results showed that the overall seroprevalence was 29.33%, logistic regression analysis was applied to evaluate the risk factors of Chlamydia infection in dairy cattle, and the results indicated that age and numbers of pregnancy of dairy cattle were not the significant risk factors (P>0.05), and were left out of the final model, however, region was considered as the main risk factor associated with Chlamydia infection (P<0.05).The highest titer was 1:1 024.In conclusion, the results of the present survey indicated the widespread of Chlamydia infection in Gansu and Ningxia areas.In order to ensure the economic benefit of dairy farming, we should pay more attention to Chlamydia infection in dairy cattle, and integrated control strategies and efficient management measures should be implemented to prevent and control Chlamydia infection in dairy cattle.