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The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the vaginas of breeding bitches

Dariusz Jagódka

Dariusz Jagódka

AURA Veterinary ClinicŁochowo, Poland
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Edyta Kaczorek-Łukowska

Edyta Kaczorek-Łukowska

Department of Microbiology and Clinical ImmunologyOlsztyn, Poland
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Piotr Andrzej Socha

Piotr Andrzej Socha

Department of Animal Reproduction with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynOlsztyn, Poland
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Sep 23, 2024
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Published Online: Sep 23, 2024
Page range: 347 - 353
Received: Apr 15, 2024
Accepted: Sep 11, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2024-0054
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Fig. 1.

The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the problem-free (healthy) group of breeding bitches (n = 198)
The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the problem-free (healthy) group of breeding bitches (n = 198)

Fig. 2.

The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the group of breeding bitches with fertility disorders (n = 68)
The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the group of breeding bitches with fertility disorders (n = 68)

Fig. 3.

The prevalence of M. canis in the group of bitches which had naturally mated at least once (n = 169)
The prevalence of M. canis in the group of bitches which had naturally mated at least once (n = 169)

Fig. 4.

The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the group of bitches which had never naturally mated (n = 106)
The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the group of bitches which had never naturally mated (n = 106)

Fig. 5.

The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the dog kennels of breeding bitches (n = 82)
The prevalence of Mycoplasma canis in the dog kennels of breeding bitches (n = 82)

Fig. 6.

The correlation between Mycoplasma canis-positive bitches and the number of additional bacterial strains
The correlation between Mycoplasma canis-positive bitches and the number of additional bacterial strains

The association between the presence of Mycoplasma canis in the kennel and the incidence of selected reproductive disorders

Reproduction disorders Number of kennels M. canis positive % of kennels
Small litters 29 20 68.97*
Resorption 24 14 58.33
Puppy deaths > 50% of litter 12 6 50.00
Single puppy deaths 18 14 77.78*

Prevalence of aerobic bacteria in population of breeding bitches

Number of bitches Percentage of bitches
Streptococcus spp. 107 38.91
Staphylococcus spp. 106 38.55
M. canis 96 34.91
E. coli 88 31.99
Bacillus spp. 45 16.36
Proteus spp. 32 11.64
Pseudomonas spp. 11 4.00
Klebsiella spp. 7 2.55
Citrobacter spp. 1 0.36
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