title: Comparison of California Mastitis Test (CMT), Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) and bacteriological examinations for detection of camel (Camelus dromedarius) mastitis in Ethiopia.
abstract: A total of 956 quarter milk samples from 253 traditionally managed lactating camels were collected aseptically from Negele (Borena Region), Dire Dawa, and Gewane (Afar Region), Ethiopia, according to multi-stage sampling. The quarter milk samples were subjected to California Mastitis Test (CMT), Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) and bacteriological examinations. Five hundred and seventy one (59.7%) quarter milk samples had microorganisms. Of these, 428 (75.0%) had isolates that were identified as major pathogens (MAP) and 143 (25.0%) as minor pathogens (MIP). A positive correlation was found between CMT scores and bacteriological classes (MAP, MIP) (p-value = 0.00). Strong correlation (p-value = 0.00) between CMT scores and SCC was recorded. The differences among the median log SCC of bacteriological classes (MAP, MIP) were not significant (p-value = 0.24). Similarly, the application of the cut-off level of 2.5 x 10(5) ml(-1) indicated less agreement (p-value = 0.32) for bacteriological classes MAP and MIP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abdel Gadir Atif
authors.forename: Goetz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hildebrandt
authors.forename: Josef N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kleer
authors.forename: Bayleyegn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Molla
authors.forename: Moses N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kyule
authors.forename: Maximilian P O
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Baumann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary*; D002162:Camelus; D002452:Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008892:Milk / Q000166:cytology* / Q000382:microbiology*