Prevalence of microorganisms associated with udder infections in dairy goats on small-scale farms in Kenya
Date
2001-06Author
Ndegwa, EN
Mulei, CM
Munyua, SJ
Type
ArticleLanguage
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Six hundred and thirty clinically-normal milk samples from dairy goat flocks comprising a mixed population of German Alpine, Toggenburg, Saanen and Galla crosses were examined over a 3-month period to determine the prevalence of bacterial organisms. Bacteria were isolated in 28.7% of the milk samples (181/630) either singly (92.8%) or in combination (7.2%). The most prevalent bacterial organisms were Staphylococcus spp. (60.3%), followed by Micrococcus spp. (17.7%), Acinetobacter spp. (5%), Actinomyces spp. (5%) and Streptococcus spp. (1.1%). The Staphylococcus spp. were mainly coagulase negative (64.3%). Coagulase-negative staphylococci and coagulase-positive staphylococci accounted for 37.5% and 22.7% respectively of the total bacteria isolated. The isolation of bacteria, some of which are important in clinical and subclinical mastitis, in apparently normal caprine milk, indicates that particular attention should be given to the management of these dairy goat flocks in order to avoid the development of cases of clinical mastitis.
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http://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/627http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33821
Citation
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 2001 Jun;72(2):97-8.Publisher
University of Nairobi. Clinical Studies Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.