| leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo is not a major cause of bovine abortion in victoria. | the aim of this study was to determine whether evidence could be obtained of foetal infection with leptospira interrogans serovar hardjo in aborted foetuses collected from dairy farms. material from 197 abortions occurring over a wide area of victoria was collected over 3 years. none of 195 foetal kidney cultures or 7 cultures from membranes was positive for leptospiral organisms. immunogold silver staining for leptospires was performed on sections of kidneys, lungs or heart from 156 foetuses, w ... | 1989 | 2818362 |