Longitudinal assessment of the bovine ocular bacterial community dynamics in calves.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), commonly known as pinkeye, is one of the most significant diseases of beef cattle. As such, IBK costs the US beef industry at least 150 million annually. However, strategies to prevent IBK are limited, with most cases resulting in treatment with antibiotics once the disease has developed. Longitudinal studies evaluating establishment of the ocular microbiota may identify critical risk periods for IBK outbreaks or changes in the microbiota that may predispose animals to IBK.

Results

In an attempt to characterize the establishment and colonization patterns of the bovine ocular microbiota, we conducted a longitudinal study consisting of 227 calves and evaluated the microbiota composition over time using amplicon sequence

SUBMITTER: Bartenslager AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7847012 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature