Trichard, C.J.V.Jacobsz, Elsie P.Bigalke, R.D.2015-04-022015-04-0220141985Trichard, CJV & Jacobsz, EP 1985, 'Mycoplasmas recovered from bovine genitalia, aborted foetuses and placentas in the Republic of South Africa’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 105-110.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/44232The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.A total of 917 Mycoplasma isolations were made from 4 092 specimens originating from 2 874 cattle in private herds and at AI stations. The percentages of isolations from the different sources were: cervico-vaginal mucus 14,6 %, semen 43 %, preputial wash 25 %, foetuses 3,3% and placentas 15 %. Mycoplasma bovigenitalium, the most common isolate, was recovered from 39% of males, 47% of females, 25 % of foetuses and 11 % of placentas. A wide spectrum of mycoplasmas was present, and varying combinations were common. The possible pathogenic significance of the isolates is discussed.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle