Mycoplasma otitis in California calves

Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. A retrospective study of Mycoplasma otitis in California calves submitted for necropsy between 1993 and 2002 was conducted to characterize the demographic...

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Published in:Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation 2004-09, Vol.16 (5), p.397-402
Main Authors: Lamm, C.G, Munson, L, Thurmond, M.C, Barr, B.C, George, L.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Animal Husbandry
Animals
California - epidemiology
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Cattle Diseases - pathology
Female
Histocytochemistry - veterinary
Linear Models
Male
Mycoplasma - growth & development
Mycoplasma Infections - epidemiology
Mycoplasma Infections - microbiology
Mycoplasma Infections - pathology
Mycoplasma Infections - veterinary
Otitis - epidemiology
Otitis - microbiology
Otitis - pathology
Otitis - veterinary
Retrospective Studies
Seasons
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Summary:Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. A retrospective study of Mycoplasma otitis in California calves submitted for necropsy between 1993 and 2002 was conducted to characterize the demographic features of the disease and the pathologic findings associated with infection. Sixty-one confirmed cases of Mycoplasma otitis were identified among 20,525 necropsied cattle. All affected animals were calves, ranging in age from 2 weeks to 4 months and with a median age of 1.5 months. Ninety-two percent of the cases were dairy breeds. A higher percent of necropsied calves with Mycoplasma otitis were males (0.45%) than females (0.23%). The proportion of cases that had Mycoplasma otitis increased from 1993 to 2002, and there was a significant (P
ISSN:1040-6387
1943-4936
DOI:10.1177/104063870401600505