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Risk factors for bovine periodontal disease - a preliminary study

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ANIMAL
卷 15, 期 2, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2020.100121

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Age; Cattle; Clinical examination; Epidemiology; Periodontitis

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  1. Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) [2015/06917-9]

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This pilot study aimed to identify potential risk factors associated with bovine periodontitis development and found that the prevalence of periodontitis increases with age in cattle. Although the study did not detect a major influence of breed on the age-effect, periodontitis has a significant impact on oral health and productivity in older cattle.
The work presented in this pilot study aimed to identify potential risk factors associated with bovine periodontitis development. Bovine periodontitis is a multifactorial polymicrobial infectious disease for which the aetiopathogenesis and risk factors are not fully understood. From cattle slaughtered in an abattoir in Scotland, 35 dental arcades with periodontal lesions and 40 periodontally healthy arcades were selected over seven visits for study. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between periodontitis and the independent variables, gender, age and breed. For every increase in year of age, cattle were 1.5 times more likely to have periodontitis. A graphical analysis indicated that within the limits of this study, we could not detect any major influence of breed on the age-effect. Although logistic regression analysis demonstrated that periodontitis lesions are more prevalent with increasing age of cattle the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. It is likely that periodontitis is an important cause of oral pain in older cattle and can contribute to reduced productivity/performance. Further studies with a larger sample size are necessary to elucidate the associations between potential risk factors and periodontitis in cattle and to define its effects on animal welfare and productivity. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of The Animal Consortium.

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