Collection of preputial material by scraping and aspiration for the diagnosis of Tritrichomonas foetus in bulls

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 66-69

  Irons, P C ^a   Henton, M M ^b   Bertschinger, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Golden Vetlab   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bull; Diagnosis; Preputial scraping; Preputial wash; Tritrichomonas foetus; Venereal disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREPUCE; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS FOETUS; URINALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INHALATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARASITOLOGY; PENIS; SARCOMASTIGOPHORA INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; TRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CULTURE MEDIA; INHALATION; MALE; MASTIGOPHORA INFECTIONS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PENIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRITRICHOMONAS FOETUS;

EID: 0036615141     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v73i2.558     Document Type: Article

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