Diagnostic accuracy of Somaticell, California Mastitis Test, and microbiological examination of composite milk to detect Streptococcus agalactiae intramammary infections

evaluation of streptococcus agalactiae detection by pcr in milk and its comparison to other microbiological methods

background and objectives: the development of molecular biological techniques provide a method for direct detection and identification of pathogens. this study attempted to compare bacterial culture and pcr to detect s. agalactiae in cattle milk samples. the pcr method was based on using primers v1 and v2 derived from the 16s rrna gene. materials and methods: one hundred milk samples were colle...

exploring motivation and english test preparation strategies of iranian pre-university candidates during and at the end of test preparation period for konkur examination

the current study aimed at investigating the relationship between motivation and test preparation strategies (tpss) used by iranian pre-university students in their preparation period for the university entrance exam (uee). due to the importance of uee in iran, this study also attempted to show its impact on these two important variables. to this end, 100 pre-university students in an iranian p...

California Mastitis Test Scores of Individual Quarters Compared With Composite Milk Samples and With Milk Leucocyte Counts

Study on the accuracy of milk amyloid A test and other diagnostic methods for identification of milk quality

Bulk tank somatic cell count (BTSCC) is a gold standard test for identification of milk quality, but its results are influenced by several interventional factors. Recently, application of acute phase proteins and especially milk amyloid A (MMA) has been considered as accurate parameters for milk quality study. The current research was done to evaluate the accuracy of MMA, BTSCC, fat, protein an...

Association between teat skin colonization and intramammary infections with Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae

Introduction and Objective Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae are traditionally considered contagious mastitis pathogens mainly causing subclinical infections in dairy cattle. The consequences of subclinical mastitis are economic losses to the farmer and impaired milk quality. To improve the control of contagious mastitis pathogens, knowledge of reservoirs and transmission is cr...