title: Pre-parturition staphylococcal mastitis in primiparous replacement goats: persistence over lactation and sources of infection.
abstract: This investigation reported for the first time the occurrence of intramammary infections caused by Staphylococcus in primiparous replacement goats before parturition and the persistence of clinical Staphylococcus aureus infection during the lactation period. Subclinical infections, mainly caused by coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS), did not persist during lactation. Genotyping analysis indicated that environment seems to play a moderate role as source of intramammary infections to goats before parturition, but causative agents of mastitis in lactating animals are not genotypically related to environmental staphylococci. The occurrence and persistence of intramammary infections in replacement goats demonstrate the need to consider those animals as potential sources of infections in dairy goat herds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. iacome_jacome@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Iacome S C
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Jácome
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. francisgeovania@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Francisca G C
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. candice.zoo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Candice M G
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: De Leon
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. denispricigo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Denis A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Spricigo
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. saraiva_ufba@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mauro M S
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Saraiva
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. patriciagivisiez@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Patricia E N
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Givisiez
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. wondwossen.gebreyes@cvm.osu.edu.|Veterinary Public Health and Biotechnology Global Consortium (VPH-Biotec), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. wondwossen.gebreyes@cvm.osu.edu.
authors.forename: Wondwossen A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Gebreyes
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. vieirarfc@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rafael F C
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, PB, 58397-000, Brazil. celso.bruno.oliveira@gmail.com.|Veterinary Public Health and Biotechnology Global Consortium (VPH-Biotec), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. celso.bruno.oliveira@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Celso J B
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D006041:Goats; D007774:Lactation; D008413:Mastitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010298:Parity; D036801:Parturition; D011247:Pregnancy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*