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Research
3. Prevalence
and antibiogram profile of bacterial isolates from clinical bovine
mastitis -
B. R. Sumathi, B. M. Veeregowda and Amitha R. Gomes
Vet World. 2008; 1(8): 237-238
Abstract
This study investigated the current status of clinical mastitis
among dairy cattle in and around Bangalore. The prevalence of
mastitis was assessed by the results of bacteriological evaluation
of milk samples collected from clinical mastitis cases. A total of
seventy five bacterial isolates were recovered from sixty clinical
cases of mastitis affected cows. The prevalence of major pathogens
isolated was twenty four per cent for Staphylococcus
aureus twenty per
cent for Escherichia
coli followed by
sixteen per cent for Staphylococcus
epidermidis and Streptococcus
spp and ten per
cent for Klebsiella
spp. Antibiogram studies were also performed for these
isolates and Gentamicin was found to be the most effective drug.
It was concluded that microbiological and antibiogram studies are
necessary for treatment and control of the disease.
Keywords:
Bovine mastitis, Antibiotic sensitivity and Prevalence
