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Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.

The influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora of dogs reared in a tropical environment was successfully determined. Vaginal swab samples were obtained from 15 intact and 15 spayed bitches from a shelter. The dogs were grouped according to age and vagi...

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Main Authors: Sivanantha, Kuneswary, Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur, Bejo, Siti Khairani
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Published: 2011
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spelling my.upm.eprints.272802014-02-14T07:23:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27280/ Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora. Sivanantha, Kuneswary Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur Bejo, Siti Khairani The influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora of dogs reared in a tropical environment was successfully determined. Vaginal swab samples were obtained from 15 intact and 15 spayed bitches from a shelter. The dogs were grouped according to age and vaginal cytological examination was conducted to determine the oestrous cycle stage of the bitch. Physical examination and images of the vulvar conformation were captured and classed into three categories (I, II and II) based on the position, size and percentage of occlusion. The effect of vulvar conformation on bacterial load was determined. Canine vaginal microflora isolated in this study is similar to that reported in temperate climates. Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus was the most common bacteria isolated from 86.7% of the bitches. All isolated bacteria were normal opportunistic microflora of the vagina. Bitches less than one-year old had a higher bacteria load, which was 50% higher than bitches above one-year old. This finding may be attributed to the differences in immunity maturity and physiological responses of the dogs. Spayed bitches have higher bacterial load compared to intact bitches in anestrus and this may be associated with the partially occluded vulvae which occurred in 87% of these bitches. Category III, which included bitches with >50% vulvar occlusion by skin folds had a higher load of bacteria (60%) compared to category I where the vulva was not occluded (33.3%). 2011-01-11 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27280/1/Proceedings%2032.pdf Sivanantha, Kuneswary and Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur and Bejo, Siti Khairani (2011) Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora. In: 6th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, 11-14 Jan. 2011, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (p. 122). English
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description The influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora of dogs reared in a tropical environment was successfully determined. Vaginal swab samples were obtained from 15 intact and 15 spayed bitches from a shelter. The dogs were grouped according to age and vaginal cytological examination was conducted to determine the oestrous cycle stage of the bitch. Physical examination and images of the vulvar conformation were captured and classed into three categories (I, II and II) based on the position, size and percentage of occlusion. The effect of vulvar conformation on bacterial load was determined. Canine vaginal microflora isolated in this study is similar to that reported in temperate climates. Coagulase-positive Staphylococcus was the most common bacteria isolated from 86.7% of the bitches. All isolated bacteria were normal opportunistic microflora of the vagina. Bitches less than one-year old had a higher bacteria load, which was 50% higher than bitches above one-year old. This finding may be attributed to the differences in immunity maturity and physiological responses of the dogs. Spayed bitches have higher bacterial load compared to intact bitches in anestrus and this may be associated with the partially occluded vulvae which occurred in 87% of these bitches. Category III, which included bitches with >50% vulvar occlusion by skin folds had a higher load of bacteria (60%) compared to category I where the vulva was not occluded (33.3%).
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author Sivanantha, Kuneswary
Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur
Bejo, Siti Khairani
spellingShingle Sivanantha, Kuneswary
Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur
Bejo, Siti Khairani
Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.
author_facet Sivanantha, Kuneswary
Dhaliwal, Gurmeet Kaur
Bejo, Siti Khairani
author_sort Sivanantha, Kuneswary
title Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.
title_short Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.
title_full Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.
title_fullStr Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.
title_full_unstemmed Influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.
title_sort influence of age, reproductive status and vulvar conformation on canine vaginal microflora.
publishDate 2011
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