Mucus is mixed with glucose saline and serially diluted in glucose saline. Alternatively, antibody in the mucus may be allowed to diffuse into saline, which is then diluted. Antibodies appear in cervical mucus about 6 weeks after infection, and persist for several months. The mucus agglutination test is most useful as a herd test, being capable of detecting latent infections. It is specific and does not cross-react with Campylobacter foetus or Brucella abortus .
Reactivity persists for some time after recovery from the infection.
There is no effective vaccine for trichomonosis available commercially. Information on intradermal testing for trichomonosis is given in ref. Immunization of virgin cows with surface antigen TF1.17 of Tritrichomonas foetus . Evaluation of a new culture method for diagnosing Tritrichomonas foetus. Control of Tritrichomonas foetus in a large herd of beef cattle .