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Bacterial species isolated from milk samples from heifers and multiparous cows having clinical mastitis at parturition |
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| Heifers |
Cows |
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| Pathogens |
% |
n |
% |
n |
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| E.coli* |
22.1 |
15 |
6.6 |
20 |
| Str. uberis* |
19.1 |
13 |
9.9 |
30 |
| CNS |
8.8 |
6 |
7.3 |
22 |
| Lactococcus lactis |
4.4 |
3 |
5.0 |
15 |
| Klebisella spp. |
4.4 |
3 |
2.3 |
7 |
| Str. spp |
2.9 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
| Enterococcus spp |
2.9 |
2 |
2.3 |
7 |
| Pseudomonas spp |
2.9 |
2 |
0.7 |
2 |
| S.aureus* |
1.5 |
1 |
11.2 |
34 |
| Arcanobacterium spp |
1.5 |
1 |
2.6 |
8 |
| Str.dysgalactiae |
1.5 |
1 |
3.6 |
11 |
| Corynebacterium spp |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
6 |
| Str. agalactiae |
0 |
0 |
3.3 |
10 |
| Candida spp |
0 |
0 |
1.3 |
4 |
| No growth |
25 |
17 |
29.4 |
89 |
| Mixed culture |
2.9 |
2 |
9.6 |
29 |
| Total |
100.0 |
68 |
100.0 |
303 |
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* The difference between heifers and multiparous cows is statistically significant ( | ||||
Kalmus et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48:21 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-48-21 |
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