Epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis in farmed bison in western Canada
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2015-09-29
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Mycoplasma bovis is emerging as an important pathogen of farmed bison in North America, associated with high morbidity and mortality. The present work aimed to investigate the epidemiology of M. bovis-associated disease in western Canadian farmed bison. A telephone survey determined that 6% of 202 bison producers in western Canada had a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of M. bovis within the past 5 years. A total of 49 bison producers were interviewed in a 1:2 case-control study. Case herds were more likely than control herds to have a feedlot unit, receive regular visits from rental trailers or trailer from other farms, annually vaccinate bison, and to have lost bison due to fatal respiratory disease in the previous year. In conclusion, the implementation of biosecurity measures, close herd health monitoring, and efforts to minimize stress may be helpful in the control and prevention of M. bovis-associated disease among farmed bison.
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Veterinary Science, Epidemiology
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Lopes Bras, A. L. (2015). Epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis in farmed bison in western Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25926