dc.contributor.author
Ramonaitė, Sigita
dc.contributor.author
Rokaitytė, Anita
dc.contributor.author
Tamulevičienė, Eglė
dc.contributor.author
Malakauskas, Alvydas
dc.contributor.author
Alter, Thomas
dc.contributor.author
Malakauskas, Mindaugas
dc.date.accessioned
2018-06-08T04:01:47Z
dc.date.available
2014-04-29T07:42:24.763Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/16444
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-20625
dc.description.abstract
BACKGROUND: Campylobacteriosis is a zoonotic disease, and animals such as
poultry, pigs and cattle may act as reservoirs for Campylobacter spp. Cattle
shed Campylobacter spp. into the environment and they can act as a reservoir
for human infection directly via contact with cattle or their faeces or
indirectly by consumption of contaminated food. The aim of this study was to
determine the prevalence, the quantitative load and the genetic strain
diversity of Campylobacter spp. in dairy cattle of different age groups.
RESULTS: Faecal samples of 200 dairy cattle from three farms in the central
part of Lithuania were collected and examined for Campylobacter. Cattle herds
of all three farms were Campylobacter spp. positive, with a prevalence ranging
from 75% (farm I), 77.5% (farm II) to 83.3% (farm III). Overall, the highest
prevalence was detected in calves (86.5%) and heifers (86.2%). In contrast,
the lowest Campylobacter prevalence was detectable in dairy cows (60.6%). C.
jejuni, C. coli, C. lari and C. fetus subsp. fetus were identified in faecal
samples of dairy cattle. C. upsaliensis was not detectable in any sample. The
high counts of Campylobacter spp. were observed in faecal material of dairy
cattle (average 4.5 log10 cfu/g). The highest numbers of Campylobacter spp.
were found in faecal samples from calves (average 5.3 log10 cfu/g), whereas,
faecal samples from cows harboured the lowest number of Campylobacter spp.
(average 3.7 log10 cfu/g). Genotyping by flaA PCR-RFLP analysis of selected C.
jejuni isolates showed that some genotypes were present in all farms and all
age groups. However, farm or age specific genotypes were also identified.
CONCLUSIONS: Future studies are needed to investigate risk factors related to
the degree of colonisation in cattle. Based on that, possible measures to
reduce the colonisation and subsequent shedding of Campylobacter in cattle
could be established. It is important to further investigate the epidemiology
of Campylobacter in the cattle population in order to assess associated risks
to public health.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::630 Landwirtschaft
dc.title
Prevalence, quantitative load and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. in
dairy cattle herds in Lithuania
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. - 55 (2013), 1, Artikel Nr. 87/1-6
dc.identifier.sepid
34897
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.1186/1751-0147-55-87
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-55-87
refubium.affiliation
Veterinärmedizin
de
refubium.affiliation.other
Institut für Lebensmittelsicherheit und -hygiene
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FUDOCS_document_000000020252
refubium.note.author
Der Artikel wurde in einer Open-Access-Zeitschrift publiziert.
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no
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FUDOCS_derivate_000000003506
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open access
dcterms.isPartOf.issn
1751-0147