title: Isolation of Mycoplasma bovis from bulk milk.
abstract: The prevalence of mycoplasma in Vermont dairy farms was determined by two surveys conducted in March 1983 and January 1984. Bulk tank milk samples representing 74% and 62% of the herds respectively were cultured. Mycoplasma bovis was detected in 3 of the 2,346 bulk samples collected in the initial survey. The infection rate was 1.3 herds per thousand (95% confidence interval: 0.6-2.0 herds per thousand). No positive cultures were obtained in the second survey.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009175:Mycoplasma Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014707:Vermont