Isolation of mastitis pathogens from quarters of cows recently treated with antimicrobial agents.
Milk samples for aerobic culturing were collected from 72 quarters of cows with clinical mastitis that had been nonresponsive to antimicrobial intramammary treatment. All samples were collected within 24 hours of the most recent treatment. Mastitis pathogens were isolated from 56 samples (78%).
D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D011525:Prototheca / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013045:Species Specificity; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents