[Objective]This study aimed to investigate the effects of Mycoplasma wenyoni on blood and semen quality of breeding bul s. [Method] Ten 10 healthy breeding bul s of Luxi cattle were randomly divided into two groups. Breeding bul s in experimental group were injected intravenously with M. wenyoni on Day 0 and Day 28. Effects of Mycoplasma wenyoni on breeding bul s were evaluated compre-hensively based on clinical symptoms, blood smears, blood physiological and bio-chemical properties, semen quality and scrotal changes. [Result] In addition to indi-vidual indices, the experimental group exhibited basical y normal clinical examination results without significant abnormal blood and semen quality. [Conclusion] This study suggests that M. wenyoni has low virulence and pathogenicity to breeding bul s af-ter artificial infection, leading to no significant changes in blood and semen quality.
[ Objective ] This study aimed to identify Streptococcus agalactiae and lay the foundation for the prevention and control of mastiffs in dairy cows. [ Method] Ten strains were isolated from milk samples produced by diseased dairy cows suffering from mastitis for morphologic observation, culture characteristic investigation, biochemical identification and Lancefield grouping. The isolated strains were identified at the molecular level by nested-PCR. [ Result] Among the ten isolates, six strains were 13-hemolytic and Gram-positive on blood agar, belonging to Lancefield group B, which were identified as Streptococcus agalactiae by biochemical identification and nested-PCR. After overnight incubation, the coincidence rate between results of nested-PCR detection and biochemical identification reached 100%. [ Conclusion ] Bacterial incubation, rapid DNA extraction and specific PCR can provide basis for early epidemiological survey of Streptococcus agalactiae infection in cattle.
Yanying ZHANGGuisheng GAOZhengben LIGuangping GAOQiumei SHIXinhua SHAOYinju LIANGHuiran LIU
