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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’

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2010 - Volume 46 (3), July-September
   
 
Gideon D. Mshelia, Jibrilla D. Amin, Godwin O. Egwu, Christine A. Yavari, Richard D. Murray & Zerai Woldehiwet  
Detection of antibodies specific to Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis in the vaginal mucus of Nigerian breeding cows 337-344
       

Summary
The presence of bovine venereal campylobacteriosis in the Lake Chad Basin of Nigeria was investigated using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of IgA antibodies specific to Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis in vaginal mucus (n = 66). IgA antibodies specific to C. fetus subsp. venerealis were detected in 7 (11%) vaginal mucus samples. All but one of the IgA-positive samples originated from cows belonging to herds with a history of abortion and infertility which suggested an association between antibody detection and poor herd fertility. It was concluded that bovine venereal campylobacteriosis is prevalent in the Lake Chad Basin of Nigeria and its contribution to reduced reproductive performance in cattle herds may be grossly underestimated in this part of the world.

Keywords
Antibody, Breeding cow, Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis, Cow, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA, IgA, Lake Chad, Nigeria.


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