Detection of Infectious Agents Causing Neonatal Calf Diarrhea on Two Large Dairy Farms in Yangxin County, Shandong Province, China

Overview

Journal Front Vet Sci

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2021 Feb 22

PMID 33614754

Citations 18

Authors

Xiaojuan Wei

Weiwei Wang

Zhen Dong

Fusheng Cheng

Xuzheng Zhou

Bing Li

Jiyu Zhang

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Abstract

Neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) is one of the most serious health challenges facing the livestock industry and has caused substantial economic losses due to increased morbidity and mortality rates. The present study investigated the main infectious pathogens causing NCD among cattle in Yangxin County, China. Sixty-nine fecal samples were collected from diarrheic newborn cattle and tested for infectious agents, including bovine rotavirus, bovine coronavirus, K99, , and , that cause NCD, as determined by rapid kit analysis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The PCR results showed that the percentages of samples that were positive for , bovine rotavirus A, bovine coronavirus, and were 44.93, 36.23, 17.39, and 13.04%, respectively. The rapid kit analysis results showed that the prevalence of , rotavirus, coronavirus, and was 52.17, 31.88, 28.98, and 18.84%, respectively. No K99 was detected by either method. The total positivity of the samples, as determined by PCR and rapid kit analysis, was 80.00 and 81.16%, respectively. No significant difference between the two methods was observed. The results of this study may help to establish a foundation for future research investigating the epidemiology of NCD in cattle and may facilitate the implementation of measures to control NCD transmission to cattle in Yangxin County, Shandong Province, China.

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