Increased Risk of Non-pregnancy Associated with Neospora caninum Infection in Western Canadian Beef Herds

Authors

  • C. L. Waldner Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development, Fairview, AB, Canada
  • G. L. Cunningham Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development, Fairview, AB, Canada
  • E. D. Janzen Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development, Fairview, AB, Canada
  • J. R. Campbell Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development, Fairview, AB, Canada
  • J. Henderson Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Saskatoon, SK Alberta Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development, Fairview, AB, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20005393

Keywords:

N. caninum, abortion, abortion storm

Abstract

The first study examined long-term impact of a N. caninum-associated abortion outbreak in a large northern Alberta cow-calf herd.

Blood samples were collected three times from all bred females and from heifer calves born the spring before the outbreak (average age 7-9 months). These blood samples were collected (1) at the time of the outbreak, (2) the following spring, and (3) again the subsequent fall.

Cover image of the 33rd Conference Proceedings: Cattle and calves standing in a field of wildflowers, gazing curiously at the photographer. Yellow background.

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Published

2000-09-21

Issue

2000

Section

Research Summaries 2

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