Characterization of leptospiral DNA in the follicular fluid of non-pregnant cows.
Maria Isabel Nogueira Di AzevedoBruno Cabral PiresLucas Figueiredo Cardoso BarbosaFilipe Anibal Carvalho-CostaWalter LilenbaumPublished in: The Veterinary record (2021)
It was hypothesised that ovarian infection can contribute to embryonic death, causing reproductive failure and estrus repetition. In the present study, we show that the organism identified in the follicle is closely related to one that is known to be associated with reproductive disorders.