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dc.rights.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisorVos, P.L.A.M.
dc.contributor.authorClaessens, S.F.A.
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-10T18:01:04Z
dc.date.available2011-02-10
dc.date.available2011-02-10T18:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/6549
dc.description.abstractThis pilot study in the Mnisi area (Mpumalanga) estimates the individual prevalence rate of Tritrichomonas foetus in bulls. Samples were collected using the scraping technique, and were cultured for 5 days at an average of 36,9 °C. Every day, a droplet from the bottom of the tube was examined using light microscopy. 89 bulls, from 11 dip tanks, were included in the study, with an average age of 3 years and 4 months (SD ± 1 year and 4 months). No positive results were found at microscopic examination, resulting in a possible prevalence of 0,0 to 4,5 % (CI 95%, Mid-P value). Different factors could have influenced this result, and the prevalence might be underestimated. Possible causes of a low prevalence rate of T. foetus in this communal farming system were mentioned but need further investigation to be confirmed.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
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dc.language.isoen
dc.titlePrevalence of Tritrichomonosis in bulls in a communal farming system in Mpumalanga Province, RSA: A pilot study
dc.type.contentDoctoral Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsTritrichomonas foetus
dc.subject.keywordsbulls
dc.subject.keywordsscraping
dc.subject.keywordsmicroscopic examination
dc.subject.keywordsculture
dc.subject.keywordsMpumalanga
dc.subject.keywordsSouth Africa
dc.subject.keywordsprevalence
dc.subject.courseuuDiergeneeskunde


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