Preparing male dairy calves for the veal and dairy beef industry

D Renaud, B Pardon - Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal …, 2022 - vetfood.theclinics.com
The veal and dairy beef sectors are important outlets for surplus calves from the dairy
industry. Surplus calves are defined as calves that are not needed to produce milk, with the …

Evaluation of nanopore sequencing as a diagnostic tool for the rapid identification of Mycoplasma bovis from individual and pooled respiratory tract samples

J Bokma, N Vereecke, ML Pas… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Rapid identification of Mycoplasma bovis infections in cattle is a key factor to guide
antimicrobial therapy and biosecurity measures. Recently, Nanopore sequencing became …

Genome-wide association study reveals genetic markers for antimicrobial resistance in Mycoplasma bovis

J Bokma, N Vereecke, H Nauwynck… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoplasma bovis causes many health and welfare problems in cattle. Due to the absence
of clear insights regarding transmission dynamics and the lack of a registered vaccine in …

Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Mycoplasma Species, Pasteurella multocida, and Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Calves with Respiratory …

YM Hashem, WS Mousa, EE Abdeen, HM Abdelkhalek… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Respiratory infection is one of the most common problems facing the
livestock industry in Egypt, and results in substantial economic losses. Several bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of subclinical pneumonia in male dairy calves in relation to antimicrobial therapy and production outcomes

S Jourquin, T Lowie, F Debruyne, L Chantillon… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quick thoracic ultrasonography (qTUS) is increasingly used as an on-farm method to
diagnose clinical and subclinical pneumonia in dairy calves. The primary objective of this …

Randomized field trial comparing the efficacy of florfenicol and oxytetracycline in a natural outbreak of calf pneumonia using lung reaeration as a cure criterion

S Jourquin, J Bokma, L De Cremer… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Respiratory infections are the main indication for antimicrobial use in calves.
Optimal treatment duration currently is unknown, but shorter duration would likely decrease …

Diagnostic performance of Mycoplasmopsis bovis antibody ELISA tests on bulk tank milk from dairy herds

J Bokma, M Kaske, J Vermijlen, S Stuyvaert… - BMC Veterinary …, 2024 - Springer
Background Testing of bulk tank milk (BTM) for Mycoplasmopsis bovis (previously
Mycoplasma bovis) antibodies is increasingly popular. However the performance of some …

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Mycoplasma bovis Isolates from Veal, Dairy and Beef Herds

J Bokma, L Gille, K De Bleecker, J Callens… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mycoplasma bovis is an important pathogen causing mostly pneumonia in calves and
mastitis in dairy cattle. In the absence of an effective vaccine, antimicrobial therapy remains …

Whole genome sequencing to study antimicrobial resistance and RTX virulence genes in equine Actinobacillus isolates

N Vereecke, A Vandekerckhove, S Theuns… - Veterinary …, 2023 - Springer
Actinobacillus equuli is mostly associated with disease in horses and is most widely known
as the causative agent of sleepy foal disease. Even though existing phenotypic tools such as …

Genome-wide phylodynamic approach reveals the epidemic dynamics of the main Mycoplasma bovis subtype circulating in France

J Thézé, C Ambroset, S Barry… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Mycoplasma bovis is a major aetiological agent of bovine respiratory disease worldwide.
Genome-based analyses are increasingly being used to monitor the genetic diversity and …