Vet World   Vol.14   May-2021  Article-41

The epizootic situation of cattle moraxellosis in several economic entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Background and Aim: Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK; conjunctivitis) is a widespread eye disease in cattle. In 1960, the Gram-negative bacillus Moraxella bovis was discovered as one of IBK's etiological causal agents. This study aimed to clarify the epidemiological (epizootic) situation of cattle moraxellosis in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The study also maps the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the epidemiological (epizootic) process to develop more effective antiepizootic measures.

Materials and Methods: We clinically examined both imported and local cattle species based on existing epidemiological (epizootological) units of economic entities in Kazakhstan. Then, we selected biomaterials for laboratory tests to screen for moraxellosis.

Results: We clarified the epizootic situation for moraxellosis of cattle in Kazakhstan using data from the Meat Union of Kazakhstan, veterinary reports from the Veterinary Control and Surveillance Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Kazakhstan, and our results, obtained during visits to farms in the various regions of the republic.

Conclusion: Based on the data of the conducted studies, we developed epizootic visualization maps with quantitative indicators of the cattle moraxellosis epizootic-transfer processes within various regions of Kazakhstan for 2019. The data obtained from studies of the properties of the isolated cultures compared with the characteristics of reference strains gave grounds to classify them as belonging to the Moraxella genus. Keywords: distribution, epizootology, import of livestock, moraxellosis, pathogen.

Keywords: distribution, epizootology, import of livestock, moraxellosis, pathogen.

How to cite this article: Ivanov NP, Bakiyeva FA, Namet AM, Sattarova RS, Issakulova BZ, Akmyrzayev NZ (2021) The epizootic situation of cattle moraxellosis in several economic entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Veterinary World, 14(5): 1380-1388.

Received: 13-11-2020  Accepted: 12-04-2021     Published online: 30-05-2021

Corresponding author: R. S. Sattarova   E-mail: ranosaitomarovna@gmail.com

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.1380-1388

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