DIAGNOSIS OF TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS INFECTION IN BULLS USING TWO SAMPLING METHODS AND A TRANSPORT MEDIUM*
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 55 (7) , 322-324
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-0813.1979.tb00418.x
Abstract
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 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.Keywords
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