• Biology, Medicine
• Published in Veterinary parasitology 2008
• DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.038

Risk factors associated with Tritrichomonas foetus infection in beef herds in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

@article{Mardones2008RiskFA,
  title={Risk factors associated with Tritrichomonas foetus infection in beef herds in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.},
  author={Fernando Otoniel Mardones and Andr{\'e}s M. Perez and Amparo Valverde Mart{\'i}nez and Tim E. Carpenter},
  journal={Veterinary parasitology},
  year={2008},
  volume={153 3-4},
  pages={
          231-7
        }
}

• Fernando Otoniel Mardones, Andrés M. Perez, +1 author Tim E. Carpenter

Bovine trichomonosis (BT) is a contagious disease, characterized by reproductive failure, embryonic losses, infertility, and abortions, which directly impacts the reproductive performance of cattle. In this cross-sectional questionnaire-based study, 56 veterinarians provided information on the geographic location and on the demographic, husbandry, and sanitary characteristics of 173 beef herds located in 26 (21%) counties of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Herds rearing beef cattle (OR… CONTINUE READING

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