Epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis in farmed bison in western Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorWindeyer, Claire
dc.contributor.advisorBarkema, Herman
dc.contributor.authorLopes Bras, Ana Luisa
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-29T19:46:56Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T08:00:43Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-29
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractMycoplasma 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLopes 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/25926en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25926
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2552
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultyVeterinary Medicine
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectVeterinary Science
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subject.classificationMycoplasma bovisen_US
dc.subject.classificationFarmed bisonen_US
dc.subject.classificationRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.classificationInfectious diseaseen_US
dc.subject.classificationMorbidityen_US
dc.subject.classificationMortalityen_US
dc.titleEpidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis in farmed bison in western Canada
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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