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An investigation on infectious etiologies of bovine abortions in Northern Western Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh

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Title An investigation on infectious etiologies of bovine abortions in Northern Western Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh
 
Creator SHARMA, AANCHAL
SINGH, MADHUMEET
KUMAR, PRAVESH
THAKUR, SIDHARATH DEV
SHARMA, AKSHAY
 
Subject Aspergillus, Bovine abortions, Bovine Herpes virus, Coxiella
 
Description This study was conducted to ascertain infectious etiologies of bovine abortions in Northern Western Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh. Overall, 16.77% (27/161) serum samples were positive for antibodies to at least one bovine abortion-causing pathogen. The overall prevalence was highest for BHV-1 (8.07%) followed by Chlamydia (3.11%), B. abortus (2.48%), T. gondii (1.86%), Leptospira (0.62%), and C. albicans (0.62%). None of the tested samples was positive for C. burnetii and Aspergillus. The occurrence of bovine abortions was higher (51.85%) in the second trimester of gestation followed by the third (44.44%) and first trimester (3.70%). In comparison to previous studies, we recorded a lower prevalence of infectious etiologies of bovine abortions. Hence, it is important to investigate the role of the non- infectious etiologies of bovine abortions such as hormonal (progesterone insufficiency), nutritional (negative energy balance, feedstuff containing anti-nutritional factors) and miscellaneous causes including poor animal management, toxin infestation, and twin pregnancies.
 
Publisher Indian Council of Agricultural Research
 
Date 2024-04-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/130222
10.56093/ijans.v94i4.130222
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol. 94 No. 4 (2024); 325–328
2394-3327
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/130222/54265
 
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