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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1267541" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>At this stage, about all you can do, with regard to trying to get a diagnosis is have a serum sample from the cow submitted for testing - Lepto, Neospora, BVD, IBR; and it still may not give you a definitive diagnosis. </p><p>As FSR detailed, even when we (lab diagnosticians) get everything we need - PLACENTA, fetus, maternal serum - it's often a frustratingly unfruitful exercise, with regard to definitively identifying the cause. Anymore, I approach most abortion/stillbirth cases with the intent of 'ruling out' infectious causes that the producer/veterinarian can do anything about by way of vaccination, management, antibiotics, etc. If I get a definitive diagnosis, it's gravy...They're not all infectious in nature...pinning down environmental/nutritional/management issues is tough to do.</p><p></p><p>Have been diagnosing Neospora-induced abortions with increasing frequency in our service area for the past 5 years or so; usually sporadic, individual animals - but I had two in my herd abort to it within a week of one another two years ago, and saw one Neospora abortion 'storm' a couple of years back, with nearly 1/2 of a group of 200 aborting over a short timeframe.</p><p></p><p>Can't recall the last time I diagnosed a Lepto abortion; it's been years...</p><p>Haven't seen a Brucella abortion since about 1980...and that one came out of a Brucellosis research herd. </p><p>Couple of years back, we had a producer losing late term AI/ET calves...found nothing...then, a few days later, the cows started dying of Anaplasmosis...giving us the definitive diagnosis. Saw a (fatal)case of anaplasmosis in a 2.5yr old bull today...</p><p></p><p>Commercial herd here...she'd leave, for economic reasons - you'll have to feed her through the next two winters to get a calf to weaning age...IF she doesn't repeat this performance; too little ROI. Certainly, if she's seropositive for Neospora, subsequent abortions could be a possibility, and I'd recommend pounding her out. </p><p>No problem, with any of those disease possibilities, with regard to slaughter, processing and consumption.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1267541, member: 12607"] At this stage, about all you can do, with regard to trying to get a diagnosis is have a serum sample from the cow submitted for testing - Lepto, Neospora, BVD, IBR; and it still may not give you a definitive diagnosis. As FSR detailed, even when we (lab diagnosticians) get everything we need - PLACENTA, fetus, maternal serum - it's often a frustratingly unfruitful exercise, with regard to definitively identifying the cause. Anymore, I approach most abortion/stillbirth cases with the intent of 'ruling out' infectious causes that the producer/veterinarian can do anything about by way of vaccination, management, antibiotics, etc. If I get a definitive diagnosis, it's gravy...They're not all infectious in nature...pinning down environmental/nutritional/management issues is tough to do. Have been diagnosing Neospora-induced abortions with increasing frequency in our service area for the past 5 years or so; usually sporadic, individual animals - but I had two in my herd abort to it within a week of one another two years ago, and saw one Neospora abortion 'storm' a couple of years back, with nearly 1/2 of a group of 200 aborting over a short timeframe. Can't recall the last time I diagnosed a Lepto abortion; it's been years... Haven't seen a Brucella abortion since about 1980...and that one came out of a Brucellosis research herd. Couple of years back, we had a producer losing late term AI/ET calves...found nothing...then, a few days later, the cows started dying of Anaplasmosis...giving us the definitive diagnosis. Saw a (fatal)case of anaplasmosis in a 2.5yr old bull today... Commercial herd here...she'd leave, for economic reasons - you'll have to feed her through the next two winters to get a calf to weaning age...IF she doesn't repeat this performance; too little ROI. Certainly, if she's seropositive for Neospora, subsequent abortions could be a possibility, and I'd recommend pounding her out. No problem, with any of those disease possibilities, with regard to slaughter, processing and consumption. [/QUOTE]
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