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An Evaluation Of Subclinical Mastitis During Lactation In Anatolian Buffaloes, Erhan Özenç, Mehmet Rifat Vural, Esra Şeker, Mehmet Uçar
An Evaluation Of Subclinical Mastitis During Lactation In Anatolian Buffaloes, Erhan Özenç, Mehmet Rifat Vural, Esra Şeker, Mehmet Uçar
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Subclinical mastitis in Anatolian buffaloes (n = 71) in Afyon, Turkey was evaluated using 1637 milk samples collected monthly for 9 months. Tests applied to milk samples included the California Mastitis Test (CMT), somatic cell count (SCC), and bacteriological examination. The threshold limit for SCC was found as 130 × 10^3 cells/ml. Anatolian buffaloes are infected above this level and they are likely to be uninfected below this level. The highest rates of intramammary infection (IMI) per quarter (36.5%) and animal (69.1%) were encountered during the highest rainfall month of May. Candida spp., coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CNS) and Staphylococcus aureus and …