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Distribution of 325 of the 471 ewes with unilateral clinical mastitis by causal organism and the systemic signsa. |
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| Pathogen |
1 No. (%) |
2 No. (%) |
3 No. (%) |
4 No. (%) |
Total |
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| All |
51 (15.7) |
115 (35.4) |
119 (36.6) |
40 (12.3) |
325 |
| S. aureus |
30 (13.5) |
77 (34.5) |
89 (39.9) |
27 (12.1) |
223 |
| Enterobacteria |
2 (7.7) |
9 (34.6) |
11 (42.3) |
4 (15.4) |
26 |
| No growth |
11 (34.4) |
12 (37.5) |
4 (12.5) |
5 (15.6) |
32 |
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a 1 = no systemic signs, 2 = weak systemic signs, 3 = moderate systemic signs, 4 = severe systemic signs. | |||||
Mørk et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2007 49:23 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-49-23 |
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