The different aspects that affect the welfare of cattle in feedlots are described, including mud and manure, heat and cold stress, lameness, bovine respiratory disease (BRD), Mycoplasma bovis, liver abscesses, other internal lesions and preconditioning to prevent these health problems. Handling,...

This book presents data on research and development carried out on mycoplasma diseases of sheep, goats and cattle over the last decade by laboratories worldwide. Chapters include discussions on the isolation and growth of mycoplasmas from ruminants, detection and differentiation of Mycoplasma spp....

PCR remains the most useful, simple and rapid method for detecting mycoplasmas. With the development of real-time PCR, it is now possible not only to achieve results quickly, but also to quantify the number of organisms present. This chapter discusses the limitations, sensitivity, specificity,...

This article discusses the various genotyping methods such as Amplified Fragment Length Polymorhism, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis, Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis, Variable Number Tandem Repeat Analysis, Insertion Sequence Analysis and other typing methods for Mycoplasma species.

This chapter discusses the antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance of Mycoplasma spp. The different factors affecting antibiotic susceptibility testing, such as culture media, Mycoplasma sp. isolate, antimicrobial agents, incubation conditions and detection of mycoplasma growth in broth are...