PREVALENCE OF BUXTONELLA SULCATA IN NEONATAL ANDYOUNG CALVES IN AL-NASIR STATION AND SOME REGIONS INBAGHDAD (AL-SHUALA SND GAZALIYA)

Mohammad   Al-Zubaidi; Kasim   Al-Mayah

doi:10.24996/ijs.2011.52.4.%g

Authors

Mohammad Al-Zubaidi Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad. Baghdad- Iraq
Kasim Al-Mayah Medical research unit, College of Medicine, University of Al-Nahrain. Baghdad- Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2011.52.4.%25g

Keywords:

BUXTONELLA, NEONATAL

Abstract

Neonatal diarrhea of calves is a major cause of economic loss in rearing young
calves. Buxtonella sulcata may be a potential cause of diarrhea in these animals
.This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of B. sulcata infection and its role in
diarrhea in neonatal and young calves. A total of 250 fecal samples were collected
from calves (110 male and 140 female, ages ranged 1-30 day, among which 98 had
diarrhea). Two laboratory tests were used to detect B. sulcata cysts and trophozoites
in fecal samples which are direct wet film method and ether-formalin sedimentation
method. The overall rate of infection was 43.2%. There is a significant difference in
the rate and intensity of infection between calves with and without diarrhea. Calves
over 10 days old had higher rate of infection than calves under 10 day old with
significant difference. B. sulcata may be a potential cause of diarrhea in neonatal
and young calves when there is suitable conditions in the intestinal lumen that
promote the parasite multiplication.