Abstract
dc:description.abstractMycoplasma bovis is emerging as an important pathogen of farmed bison in North America, associated with high morbidity and mortality. The present work aimed to investigate the epidemiology of M. bovis-associated disease in western Canadian farmed bison. A telephone survey determined that 6% of 202 bison producers in western Canada had a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of M. bovis within the past 5 years. A total of 49 bison producers were interviewed in a 1:2 case-control study. Case herds were more likely than control herds to have a feedlot unit, receive regular visits from rental trailers or trailer from other farms, annually vaccinate bison, and to have lost bison due to fatal respiratory disease in the previous year. In conclusion, the implementation of biosecurity measures, close herd health monitoring, and efforts to minimize stress may be helpful in the control and prevention of M. bovis-associated disease among farmed bison.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Science (MSc)
- Grantor dc:publisher.institution
- Graduate Studies
- Year dc:date.issued
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Lopes Bras, Ana Luisa
- Advisors dc:contributor.advisor
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- Windeyer, Claire
- Barkema, Herman
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Rights
dc:rights- Statement dc:rights
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- University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
- Language dc:language.iso
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:11023/2552