Incidence of Joint Infection in Calves

Authors

  • O. J. Kallo Depts of Medicine, Microbiology, Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iran
  • Z. G. Abdul-Ghani Depts of Medicine, Microbiology, Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iran
  • F. R. Khalid Depts of Medicine, Microbiology, Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1997no31.2p1-3

Keywords:

arthritis, calves, disease prevalence, joint diseases, joints (animal), young animals, Iraq

Abstract

Clinical examination of 34 naturally affected calves with septic arthritis were done in the Baghdad area. Bacteriological examination of the synovial fluid taken from the affected joints showed that 21 cases were positive (61.8%) and 13 were idiopathic (38.2%). The incidence was higher in males (64.7%) than in females (35.2%) in the first month of age and infection of the carpal joints were more common than those of the hock joints. The highest incidence (11.8%) of positively affected joints were due to mixed infection caused by Klebsiella ozaenae & Proteus mirabilis.

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Published

1997-05-01

Issue

No. 31.2 (1997 May)

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Articles

How to Cite

Incidence of Joint Infection in Calves. (1997). The Bovine Practitioner, 1997(31.2), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1997no31.2p1-3