title: [Studies on subclinical mastitis in caprine dairy herds in Morocco].
abstract: To determine the prevalence and causes of subclinical caprine mastitis, an investigation based on bacteriological diagnosis was carried out in three dairy herds (A, B and C) respectively constituted of Saanen, Alpine and a local breed, Draa. Among 287 samples analysed in the study 98 teats (34%) were infected. Coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the most frequently isolated (43% of total isolated bacteria) followed by Bacillus spp. (27%) and Staphylococcus aureus (13%). Other bacteria isolated were Pseudomonas spp. (6%), Streptococcus spp. and coliforms (5%) and Micrococcus spp. (2%). No Mycoplasma was recovered. The epidemiologic study showed the significant effect of the type of herd husbandry and breed as well as the number and month of lactation.
authors.affiliation: Département de Microbiologie et Maladies contagieuses, Institut agronomique et vétérinaire Hassan II, Rabat-Instituts, Maroc.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: el Idrissi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benkirane
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zardoune
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006041:Goats; D008413:Mastitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors