Four-hundred milk samples from half udders of 20 flocks of native breed goats were asepticallycollected. The samples were examined by California mastitis test (CMT). Twenty-one (5.25%) of 400 wereCMT-positive. The CMT-positive samples were then cultured and the following bacteria were isolated:Staphylococcus aureus in 3 (14.28%), CNS (coagulase-negative staphylococci) in 14 (66.66%), streptococ...

Objective. The objective of this observational cross-sectional study was to investigate associations between farmers’ mental health scores for stress, anxiety, depression, and resilience, sheep welfare outcomes. Materials methods. Twenty-two farms in the departments Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Tolima, Meta, Colombia, were visited once. Clinical health, cleanliness, calmness randomly selected per farm...

contagious agalactia (ca) is a serious disease syndrome of sheep and goats that is characterized by mastitis, arthritis, keratoconjunctivitis and, occasionally, abortion. mycoplasma (m.) agalactiae is the main cause of the disease in sheep and goats. the aim of the present study was to detect m. agalactiae in conjunctival, synovial fluid, nasal, ear and milk samples in sheep herds with or wi...

The article is devoted to the study of effectiveness Al-test indicator for rapid diagnosis mastitis in ewes. In laboratory studies using diagnosticum, main criterion presence subclinical animals was formation a well-formed purple jelly-like clot (moderate dense) milk samples, which partially (+) or entirely (++) thrown out from hole plate with stirring. On plate, negative reaction (-), mixture ...