Research Article

Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR

Volume: 12 Number: 1 June 22, 2023
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Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR

Abstract

Genital Mycoplasmas (Mycoplasma spp. and Ureaplasma diversum), commensals of the genital tract, cause economic loss in cattle enterprises by mainly reproductive failure at the farm level. The productivity loss is due to genetic and environmental factors, stress, wrong antibiotic treatment, and immune system failure. This study aimed to determine the presence of bovine genital mycoplasma and ureaplasmas in healthy and suspected infertile cattle by PCR for the first time. Conventional methods are also used to examine test results. A comparison of results was conducted in both tested methods. For this aim, 356 bovine genital samples of healthy and suspected infertile cows and bulls of various herds were collected from Ankara and the provinces of Türkiye. Positivity in the genital sample of 221 healthy and 135 suspected infertile cattle was 61.2% by cultural methods and 67.7% by PCR, respectively. In comparison to culture, although PCR gave accurate results in a shorter time, findings show that proper results may be obtained when both methods are used together.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Microbiology

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

June 22, 2023

Publication Date

June 22, 2023

Submission Date

October 25, 2022

Acceptance Date

April 5, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 12 Number: 1

APA
Oksay, B., & Diker, K. S. (2023). Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 12(1), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.1194267
AMA
1.Oksay B, Diker KS. Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2023;12(1):21-26. doi:10.31196/huvfd.1194267
Chicago
Oksay, Başak, and Kadir Serdar Diker. 2023. “Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 12 (1): 21-26. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.1194267.
EndNote
Oksay B, Diker KS (June 1, 2023) Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 12 1 21–26.
IEEE
[1]B. Oksay and K. S. Diker, “Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 21–26, June 2023, doi: 10.31196/huvfd.1194267.
ISNAD
Oksay, Başak - Diker, Kadir Serdar. “Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 12/1 (June 1, 2023): 21-26. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.1194267.
JAMA
1.Oksay B, Diker KS. Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2023;12:21–26.
MLA
Oksay, Başak, and Kadir Serdar Diker. “Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 12, no. 1, June 2023, pp. 21-26, doi:10.31196/huvfd.1194267.
Vancouver
1.Başak Oksay, Kadir Serdar Diker. Molecular Diagnosis of Bovine Genital Mycoplasmopsis and Ureaplasma Infections by PCR. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2023 Jun. 1;12(1):21-6. doi:10.31196/huvfd.1194267

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