. Agri-news. Agriculture. AGDEX: 420 May 19, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. VIBRIOSIS IN CATTLE With the cattle breeding season fast approaching, it is time to think about the factors that affect maximum conception in a breeding herd. One of these is vibriosis, an infectious venereal disease that can drastically reduce next year's calf crop and which is prevalent in Western Canada. It causes both infertility and abortions. "Vibriosis," Alberta Agriculture's veterinarian, Frank Baker, says, "is caused by a bacterium, Vibrio ; Although vibriosis is most likely to occur wit
. Agri-news. Agriculture. AGDEX: 420 May 19, 1975 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. VIBRIOSIS IN CATTLE With the cattle breeding season fast approaching, it is time to think about the factors that affect maximum conception in a breeding herd. One of these is vibriosis, an infectious venereal disease that can drastically reduce next year's calf crop and which is prevalent in Western Canada. It causes both infertility and abortions. "Vibriosis," Alberta Agriculture's veterinarian, Frank Baker, says, "is caused by a bacterium, Vibrio ; Although vibriosis is most likely to occur with natural breeding, it can occur with artificial insemination. Even farmers who use disease-free seman run a risk of vibriosis being intro- duced into the herd through the use of 'cover-up' bulls and through a neighbor's bull breaking into the breeding pasture. Another possible source of infection are 'teaser' bulls used for heat detection. A cow that contracts vibriosis during breeding will usually abort her calf in the early stages of its development. Since many abortions at this stage usually gc unnoticed, it is not until a large percentage of open cows are detected in the fall that the disease is suspected. However, abortions in the later stages of gestation may occur. According to Dr. Baker, typical histories of infected herds show a pregnancy rate of 40 to 70 per cent and a prolonged calving period. (continued) RELEASED BY THE COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH ALBERTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTU. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Communications Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture. Print Media Branch; Alberta. Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Publishing Branch. [Edmonton] : Communications Branch, Alberta Dept. of Agriculture
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