INFECTION OF THE BOVINE FEMALE GENITAL-TRACT WITH CHLAMYDIA-PSITTACI AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF INFERTILITY

Authors
WITTENBRINK MM SCHOON HA BISPING W BINDER A
Citation
Mm. Wittenbrink et al., INFECTION OF THE BOVINE FEMALE GENITAL-TRACT WITH CHLAMYDIA-PSITTACI AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF INFERTILITY, Reproduction in domestic animals, 28(3), 1993, pp. 129-136
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Biology","Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Reproduction in domestic animals → ACNP
ISSN journal
09366768
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
129 - 136
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-6768(1993)28:3<129:IOTBFG>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Chlamydia psittaci was isolated in embryonated chicken eggs via the yo lk sac route from ten (16,7%) vaginal and/or endometrial mucosal scrap ings of 60 slaughter cows. Simultaneous fecal shedding of chlamydiae w as found in four animals. Chlamydial infections of the genital tract w ere frequent (p < 0,01) when there were endometrial inflammatory lesio ns together with the failure to detect other bacterial pathogens in th e uterus.