Bacteriological Investigation of Udder Lobes of Cows with Mastitis Slaughtered in the Elazığ Region

Authors: HASAN BASRİ GÜLCÜ, HASAN BASRİ ERTAŞ

Abstract: Bacteriological examinations were performed on 206 mammary tissue samples taken from 160 cows with mastitis in Elazığ. The isolates were identified as Staphylococcus aureus (39.04%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (17.81%), Actinomyces pyogenes (14.38%), Escherichia coli (8.9%), Streptococcus agalactiae (6.16%), Streptococcus uberis (4.11%), Streptococcus dysgalactiae (3.42%), Corynebacterium bovis (1.37%), Pasteurella haemolytica (1.37%) and Bacillus cereus (1.37%).

Keywords: Cow, mastitis, bacteria, udder lobes

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