Molecular detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ovaries and a Mummified Foetus of three cows with Historical Reproductive Problems in Northern Veracruz, Mexico-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Molecular detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ovaries and a Mummified Foetus of three cows with Historical Reproductive Problems in Northern Veracruz, Mexico

Published:2023-03-03 Issue:1 Volume:XXXIII Page:1-7
ISSN:2521-9715
Container-title:Revista Científica de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
language:es
Short-container-title:RC FCV-LUZ

Author:

Lammoglia-Villagómez Miguel Angel¹^ORCID,Cabrera-Núñez Amalia¹^ORCID,Rojas-Ronquillo Rebeca¹^ORCID,Chagoya-Fuentes Jorge Luis¹^ORCID,Becker Ingeborg²^ORCID,Sánchez-Montes Sokani³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias región Tuxpan. Tuxpan de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, México

2. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Unidad de Medicina Experimental, Centro de Medicina Tropical. Ciudad de México, México

3. Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias región Tuxpan. Tuxpan de Rodríguez Cano, Veracruz, México - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Unidad de Medicina Experimental, Centro de Medicina Tropical. Ciudad de México, México

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the presence of tick-borne pathogens as the probable cause of reproductive problems in cows in a commercial dual-purpose cow operation living in tropical conditions in Northern Veracruz, Mexico. As part of the reproductive control of the herd, ultrasonography was performed periodically, and the presence of three open (non-pregnant) cows with historical infertility problems was detected. The ovaries from the two open cows and the mummified foetus of a third one were removed, and two sets of tissue samples were collected. Histopathology analysis revealed the presence of follicular abnormalities. The DNA tests revealed the presence of Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina and/or Babesia bovis. In conclusion, the present work represents the first report of tick-borne pathogens in ovarian tissue samples and a mummified foetus of infertile cows in tropical conditions in Northern Veracruz, Mexico, highlighting the possibility that many reproductive problems in tropical conditions could be caused by tick-borne pathogens.

Publisher

Universidad del Zulia

Subject

General Veterinary

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