TY  - JOUR
T1  - Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Subclinical Mastitis Pathogens Isolated from Hair Goats’ Milk
AU - , Ibrahim Aydin AU - , Kursat Kav AU - , Haci Ahmet Celik 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 8
IS  - 6
SP  - 1086
EP  - 1090
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2009.1086.1090
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2009.1086.1090
KW  - Goat
KW  -subclinical mastitis
KW  -pathogens
KW  -antibiotics
KW  -susceptibility
KW  -milk
AB  - Aim of this study, was to identify the pathogens responsible for subclinical mastitis in hair goats and to determine their susceptibility to antimicrobial drugs. Total 700 milk samples from clinically healthy half udders of 350 lactating hair goats were collected and examined. The isolates were identified by conventional methods. Antibiotic susceptibility test was performed using disk diffusion method. Of the 700 milk samples examined, 60 (8.6%) were subclinically infected. Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CNS), <I>Streptococcus</I> sp. and <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I> were the main species of microorganisms isolated. The CNS were the most common pathogen in this study with an prevalence of 50%. CNS were generally resistant to lactam antibiotics, while <I>S. aureus</I> and <I> Streptococcus</I> sp. were susceptible to lactams. Although, CNS and <I>S. aureus</I> were susceptible to aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones, erythromycin, sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim, lincomycin, oxytetracycline and florfenicol, <I>Streptococcus</I> sp. were susceptible to lactams, aminoglycosides, sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim, erythromycin, oxytetracycline and florfenicol. As results, it may be stated that antimicrobial drug susceptibility tests in subclinical mastitis of the hair goats should be done before the treatments.
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