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DIAGNOSIS OF TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS INFECTION IN BULLS USING TWO SAMPLING METHODS AND A TRANSPORT MEDIUM *
Author(s) -
Tedesco L. F.,
Errico F.,
Baglivi L. P. Del
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1979.tb00418.x
Subject(s) - tritrichomonas foetus , preputial gland , biology , fetus , andrology , veterinary medicine , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pregnancy , genetics , endocrinology
SUMMARY Preputial exudates were collected from 3 bulls infected with Tritrichomonas foetus by scraping the mucosa with a specially designed instrument and by aspiration. For diagnostic purposes the scraping method was superior in direct microscopic examination but both methods were equally good when the samples were cultured within 2 hours of collection. The organism remained viable in a transport medium for 24, 48 and 72 hours showing a lineal decrease in viability with time which was more than 3 times greater in samples aspirated than in samples scraped.