Bovine mastitis caused by rapid-growth environmental mycobacteria

Peracute bovine mastitis caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae

Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterobacter aerogenes are recognized as the most common coliforms in bovine mastitis (Bannerman et al., 2003). Exposure of uninfected quarters to coliform pathogens occur primarily between milkings and, secondarily, during milking procedures and dry period. Coliform pathogens are essentially opportunistic. Their primary reservoir in transmission is ...

Clinical bovine mastitis caused by Geotrichum candidum

Mastitis, which has multiple and complex aetiology, is a common syndrome among bovines and inflicts enormous losses on livestock owners. The mastitis cases are infectious in nature and are usually caused by bacteria, fungi/yeasts and some algae. An interesting case of protracted clinical mastitis in a Holstein-Fresian cow in its third lactation was encountered, with exclusive involvement of Geo...

[Respiratory infections caused by environmental mycobacteria].

Necrotizing mastitis caused by calciphylaxis.

A 53-year-old Moroccan woman presented at our outpatient clinic with tenderness and redness of the right breast. For 3 years she had been peritoneal dialysis-dependent, due to a left nephrectomy because of nephrolithiasis and diabetic nephropathy. The peritoneal dialysis treatment had been unremarkable. The patient’s medical history revealed a 9-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus with mul...

Bovine Mastitis.

roid had been active to maintain calcium due to low intake. They proposed the following formula for use during the dry period (in pounds): Ground barley, 800; rolled barley, 600; wheat bran, 500; cottonseed meal, 100; monosodium phosphate, 40; and salt, 10. Each cow should receive 8 pounds a day for 6 weeks before freshening plus 8 pounds of oat hay or poor hay. In several herds where the incid...