THE USE OF POLYETHYLENE INTRA-MAMMARY DEVICE IN PROTECTION OF THE LACTATING BOVINE UDDER AGAINST EXPERIMENTAL-INFECTION WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS OR STREPTOCOCCUS-AGALACTIAE
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 46 (3) , 267-269
Abstract
The susceptibility of lactating bovine udder quarters fitted with a polyethylene intramammary device to infection was investigated. Following experimental challenge with S. agalactiae or S. aureus, the incidence of infection was significantly (P < 0.05) lower in intramammary device-fitted quarters compared to control quarters. In general, total foremilk and strippings milk somatic cell counts for intramammary device-fitted and control quarters were not significantly (P > 0.05) different. Differential foremilk and strippings milk somatic cell counts were significantly (P < 0.05) higher in samples from intramammary device-fitted quarters compared to control quarters.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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