Vigilancia de mycoplasma agalactiae en colectivos de sementales caprinos españoles
- A. Gómez Martín 1
- J. Amores 1
- J.C. Corrales 1
- A. Sánchez 1
- J. Martínez Parra 1
- A. Contreras 1
- C. De La Fe 1
- 1 Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad de Murcia.
- Luis Rodríguez Ruiz (coord.)
- Juan Antonio Olmedo Olmedo (coord.)
- Sara Olmedo de la Cruz (coord.)
- Luis Fernando de la Fuente Crespo (coord.)
- Ana Belén Martín Diana (coord.)
- María Cristina León Cofreces (coord.)
- Elena Ordás Alesanco (coord.)
- Mariano Herrera García (dir. congr.)
Publisher: Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León ; Junta de Castilla y León
ISBN: 978-84-938243-0-3
Year of publication: 2010
Pages: 305-308
Congress: Sociedad Española de Ovinotecnia y Caprinotecnia (SEOC). Jornadas (35. 2010. Valladolid)
Type: Conference paper
Abstract
Contagious agalactia (CA) is among the most significant infectious diseases that affects small ruminants,and is considered endemic in Spain. Recent studies showed the presence of Mycoplasma (M.)agalactiae, main agent involved in contagious agalactia (CA), in semen of asymptomatic goat malesinfected by natural mode. In the present work, several ear swabs and semen samples taken from a totalof 148 males placed in 9 centres of goat bucks were microbiologically studied to detect the presenceof M. agalactiae auricular carriers or its presence in semen. Moreover, a serological study to detect thepresence of specific antibodies was performed. No previous symptoms associated to contagiousagalactia were showed by the animals studied. Results obtained permitted the direct or indirect detectionof 5 carriers and 5 serologically positives animals (including 2 of the carriers) from 3 centres. Allsemen samples were negatives. Results showed the good health status of populations respect to M.agalactiae presence. Periodical studies must be conducted to detect the presence of infected animalsat populations