Prevalence of chlamydiae in dairy cattle herds and factors contributing to the spread of infections
Mońika Szymańska-Czerwińska
- Department of Cattle and Sheep DiseasesPuławy, Poland
- Department of Biotechnology and Nutrigenomics, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of SciencesJastrzębiec, Poland
Profil Orcid, Agnieszka Jodełko
Profil Orcid, Zbigniew Osiński
Profil Orcid, Kinga Zaręba-Marchewka
Profil Orcid et Krzysztof Niemczuk
- Department of Cattle and Sheep DiseasesPuławy, Poland
- Department of Biotechnology and Nutrigenomics, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of SciencesJastrzębiec, Poland
Profil Orcid 
Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2024
Pages: 531 - 538
Reçu: 10 sept. 2024
Accepté: 24 déc. 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2024-0071
Mots clés
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Introduction
Different
Material and Methods
A screening of chlamydial seroprevalence in dairy cattle was initially performed, followed by
Results
The true animal prevalence was determined to be 33.3%, while the true herd prevalence was 42.7%. Five groups of Polish voivodeships were identified using appropriate statistical tools, highlighting differences that may arise from various factors impacting the spread of chlamydial infections. The only detected chlamydia species was
Conclusion
This study revealed that chlamydial infections are commonly present in Polish dairy cattle across the country.