A new detection test for the mycoplasmas causing contagious agalactia, Mycoplasma agalactiae, M. capricolum subsp. capricolum and M. mycoides subsp. mycoides L. C., was developed. It was based on two polymerase chain reaction assays: the Ma-PCR for the detection of M. agalactiae and the MYC-PCR for the 'mycoides cluster' thus including M. capricolum subsp. capricolum and M. mycoides subsp. myco...

General characteristics of the group; methods of study..................... 4 Bovine pleuropneumonia, and the etiological agent........................ 13 Agalactia of sheep and goats, and the etiological agent................... 16 Pleuropneumonia-like microorganisms of dogs; their relation to canine distemper........................................................... 18 Pleuropneumonia-like m...

Mastitis is one of the most costly diseases in the dairy industry. The use of antibiotics in the treatment of mastitis Leads to bacterial resistance and health problems for consumers. This study aimed to determine the antibacterial properties of essential oil of Thymus vulgaris on the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus were agalactia. Antibacterial properties of...

This article reviews the top ten post-partum problems in mares. The problems are broadly broken down into two main categories: those that cause pain or systemic illness and those that do not. Problems resulting in pain or systemic illness include: septic metritis, hemorrhage from uterine or ovarian vessels, gastrointestinal problems/colic, uterine laceration and uterine horn intussusception/ ut...

Seven reticulated giraffes were hand-reared at Nogeyama Zoological Gardens, because the dam had agalactia. Six of the 7 calves exhibited polyarthritis and/or phlegmon in the lower legs. However, the cause of the disorder was unclear. The present study reviewed the clinical records of the 7 giraffes, including the type and amount of colostrum ingested during the first 72 hr. The disorder involve...

Mastitis is one of the most costly diseases in the dairy industry. The use of antibiotics in the treatment of mastitis Leads to bacterial resistance and health problems for consumers. This study aimed to determine the antibacterial properties of essential oil of Thymus vulgaris on the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus were agalactia. Antibacterial properties of...

Background: Contagious agalactia causes significant economic losses. The aim of this study is to investigate the presence contagious disease in cities Isparta and Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Methods: includes 45.500 animals 220 ovine enterprises samples were taken from those suspected disease. 202 21 comprised 139 goats, 56 sheep, 3 kid 2 lambs total sampled. A 289 collected, including 91 milk samp...