Detection of Chlamydia pecorum in joints trimmed from ovine carcases with arthritis at an abattoir in southern Australia

J. Lloyd; R. Yang; A. Kessell; U. Ryan; J. Schröder; D. Rutley

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.03.007

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Detection of Chlamydia pecorum in joints trimmed from ovine carcases with arthritis at an abattoir in southern Australia

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Detection of Chlamydia pecorum in joints trimmed from ovine carcases with arthritis at an abattoir in southern Australia

J. Lloyd, R. Yang, A. Kessell, U. Ryan, J. Schröder and D. Rutley

Small Ruminant Research, Vol.150, pp.80-86

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smallrumres.2017.03.007

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Abstract

Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacteria that infect a broad range of host species, including sheep. Two species of Chlamydia infect sheep, C. abortus, which is a major cause of abortion in both sheep and goats, and C. pecorum, which causes pneumonia, arthritis/polyarthritis, encephalomyelitis, conjunctivitis, enteritis, abortion and metritis and infertility in domestic ruminants and pigs. The prevalence of faecal shedding of C. pecorum is relatively common amongst lambs in Australia. The aim of the work presented here was to use qPCR to determine the prevalence of C. pecorum in synovial samples obtained from abnormal joints trimmed from lamb carcases at one abattoir in southern Australia. The study included 53,131 carcases screened for arthritis, of which 369 had at least one abnormal joint trimmed. One hundred and forty eight trimmed joints were undamaged and suitable for PCR testing. The prevalence of C. pecorum in synovial tissue collected from the abnormal joints was 6.1% and the bacterial concentration ranged from 6 × 103 to 7.6 × 105/g of synovial tissue. Five of the positive joint samples were from carcases that had one joint trimmed for arthritis and four were from carcases from which two joints had been trimmed. None of the carcases from which the positive joint samples originated were condemned. The average arthritis trim weight of the carcases from which synovial tissue tested positive for C. pecorum was 1.112 kg (95% confidence interval 0.637-1.586 kg) and this did not differ from the carcases from which synovial tissue was not positive for C. pecorum. (mean 0.997 kg, 95% confidence interval 0.840-1.154 kg). Further research is required to determine the on-farm production losses associated with C. pecorum infection in Australian lambs.

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Title: Detection of Chlamydia pecorum in joints trimmed from ovine carcases with arthritis at an abattoir in southern Australia
Authors/Creators: J. Lloyd (Author/Creator) - Lloyd's
R. Yang (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
A. Kessell (Author/Creator) - South Australia Pathology
U. Ryan (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
J. Schröder (Author/Creator) - Meat & Livestock Australia
D. Rutley (Author/Creator) - The University of Adelaide
Publication Details: Small Ruminant Research, Vol.150, pp.80-86
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005542807007891
Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.248 Sexually Transmitted Infections; 1.248.655 Chlamydia Infections
Web Of Science research areas: Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
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