Investigating Reproductive Failure in Western Canadian Cow-Calf Hers: Developing a practical test for Camplobacter fetus and critcally examining the PCR for Tritrichomaonas fetus in beef bulls

Project Length: 2 years

Vibriosis is a serious venereal disease in bulls, caused by a bacterial infection. This disease causes infertility, early embryonic death and sporadic late term abortions, resulting in a lower birth rate in a herd. While signs of an infection might show through the herd after preg checks are completed, infected bulls will show no clinical signs or changes in semen quality.