Mycoplasma bovis in Cattle: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment
A special issue of Veterinary Sciences (ISSN 2306-7381). This special issue belongs to the section "Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 799
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increase in and spread of Mycoplasma bovis infections worldwide over the past decades is worrying. The economic, animal health and cattle welfare costs as an agent of mastitis, pneumonia, arthritis, otitis and others are significant. For bovine respiratory disease alone, M. bovis-related disease was previously estimated to be the cause of 25%–33% of all BRD-related losses in Europe.
Due to its chronic nature, inherent natural resistance and rising acquired resistance against multiple antimicrobials, M. bovis is also a driving factor of antimicrobial use in cattle, increasing further selection for antimicrobial resistance not only for M. bovis but also for other pathogens.
Given the current absence of effective and commercially available vaccines against this agent in large parts of the world, M. bovis control remains focused on the early diagnosis, functioning treatment plans and effective prevention of either the introduction or transmission of the bacteria within and between farms. It is for this purpose that this special edition was established, and as such, this issue welcomes any contributions adding to the current knowledge of this important bacterium.
Dr. Linde Gille
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Mycoplasma bovis
- bovine respiratory disease
- mastitis
- antimicrobial resistance
- cattle health
- pneumonia
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