Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats
Goat and sheep farming in Brazil relies on an expressive herd, especially in the Northeast region of the country, where small ruminants constitute a relevant economic activity, with milk production being an important source of income in some dry areas of the Northeastern states. However, there are s...
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| author | José Américo Barros Leite Renata de Moraes Peixoto Araújo Rodolfo de Moraes Peixoto Daniel Maia Nogueira Mateus Matiuzzi da Costa |
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| description | Goat and sheep farming in Brazil relies on an expressive herd, especially in the Northeast region of the country, where small ruminants constitute a relevant economic activity, with milk production being an important source of income in some dry areas of the Northeastern states. However, there are still some sanitary problems in the management of dairy goats, among which mastitis is highlighted, especially that of the subclinical type. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the use of antibiotics, exclusively or in combination with vaccines, in the control of sub-clinical mastitis in small ruminants. The study was conducted on a rural property located in Santa Maria da Boa Vista-PE. Fifty-three female Saanen dairy goats were allocated into four experimental groups. An antibiotic therapy with a commercial antimicrobial based on cloxacillin was used in group 1. Group 2 received the commercial vaccine indicated for herds with an incidence of Staphylococcus strains and the same antibiotic described for Group 1. Group 3 was evaluated for the exclusive use of vaccination, and Group 4 was the control group. A microbiological examination of the milk was carried out to confirm cases of mastitis. The percentage of udders, infected by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. (CNS) before and after the antibiotic + vaccine treatment was 42.8 and 7.1%, respectively. It was observed that the cloxacillin-based antibiotic could be used alone or in combination with mastitis vaccines to control staphylococcal mastitis in small ruminants. Vaccination alone was not effective in reducing the number of mastitis cases; therefore, a cross reaction against CNS was not observed. Thus, further studies to determine the potential of vaccines to control sub-clinical mastitis in small ruminants are necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b9c81ef73474d7992dfe2c7200114762023-01-24T20:30:05ZengUniversidade Estadual de LondrinaSemina: Ciências Agrárias1676-546X1679-03592020-09-0141610.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n6p2825Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goatsJosé Américo Barros Leite0Renata de Moraes Peixoto Araújo1Rodolfo de Moraes Peixoto2Daniel Maia Nogueira3Mateus Matiuzzi da Costa4Instituto de Pesquisa Agronômico de PernambucoUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeInstituto Federal de Educação do Sertão PernambucanoEmbrapa SemiáridoUniversidade Federal do Vale do São FranciscoGoat and sheep farming in Brazil relies on an expressive herd, especially in the Northeast region of the country, where small ruminants constitute a relevant economic activity, with milk production being an important source of income in some dry areas of the Northeastern states. However, there are still some sanitary problems in the management of dairy goats, among which mastitis is highlighted, especially that of the subclinical type. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the use of antibiotics, exclusively or in combination with vaccines, in the control of sub-clinical mastitis in small ruminants. The study was conducted on a rural property located in Santa Maria da Boa Vista-PE. Fifty-three female Saanen dairy goats were allocated into four experimental groups. An antibiotic therapy with a commercial antimicrobial based on cloxacillin was used in group 1. Group 2 received the commercial vaccine indicated for herds with an incidence of Staphylococcus strains and the same antibiotic described for Group 1. Group 3 was evaluated for the exclusive use of vaccination, and Group 4 was the control group. A microbiological examination of the milk was carried out to confirm cases of mastitis. The percentage of udders, infected by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp. (CNS) before and after the antibiotic + vaccine treatment was 42.8 and 7.1%, respectively. It was observed that the cloxacillin-based antibiotic could be used alone or in combination with mastitis vaccines to control staphylococcal mastitis in small ruminants. Vaccination alone was not effective in reducing the number of mastitis cases; therefore, a cross reaction against CNS was not observed. Thus, further studies to determine the potential of vaccines to control sub-clinical mastitis in small ruminants are necessary.https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/38597Antibiotic therapyGoatsImmunotherapyMastitis. |
| spellingShingle | José Américo Barros Leite Renata de Moraes Peixoto Araújo Rodolfo de Moraes Peixoto Daniel Maia Nogueira Mateus Matiuzzi da Costa Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats Semina: Ciências Agrárias Antibiotic therapy Goats Immunotherapy Mastitis. |
| title | Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats |
| title_full | Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats |
| title_fullStr | Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats |
| title_short | Efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats |
| title_sort | efficacy of three methods used to control staphylococcal mastitis in dairy goats |
| topic | Antibiotic therapy Goats Immunotherapy Mastitis. |
| url | https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/38597 |
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