Journal of Animal Health and Production

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J. Anim. Health Prod. 4 (2): 55 -59
http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.jahp/2016/4.2.55.59
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Murk Pirzada1, Kanwar Kumar Malhi1*, Asghar Ali Kamboh1, Rahmatullah Rind1, Shahid Hussain Abro1, Shakeel Ahmed Lakho1, Khalique ur Rehman Bhutto2, Noor ul Huda3


1Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70060, Pakistan; 2Vaccine Production Unit Tandojam, Pakistan;3Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70060, Pakistan.


Abstract | Present study was carried out to demonstrate the bacterial organisms responsible for subclinical mastitis in goats. A total of 200 milk samples were collected from two hundred quarters of goats from surroundings of Tandojam and analysed for subclinical mastitis using California Mastitis Test (CMT) and conventional bacterial culture technique. A total of 76 (38%) milk samples were found positive by CMT, those also showed bacterial growth on culture media. Among those 43 (56.58%) were from right quarters whereas remaining 33 (43.42%) were detected with subclinical mastitis from left quarters. Of these positive samples, 60 (78.94%) were recorded as pure (one bacterial specie), whereas 16 (21.05%) samples were found contaminated with mixed bacterial species. A total of nine bacterial species were isolated from the milk samples. The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus was found highest (36.84%) in both right and left quarters of subclinical mastitis, followed by Bacillus subtilis (18.42%), Bacillus cereus (10.52%), Proteus vulgaris (9.21%), Citrobacter species (6.57%), Escherichia coli,Micrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus epidermidis (5.26% each) and Streptococcus agalactiae (2.63%). The incidence of bacterial organisms was found higher in right side quarters (56.58%) as compared to left quarters (43.42%). These results indicated a higher prevalence rate of subclinical mastitis in dairy goats in surroundings of Tandojam, thus suggested the use of effective udder disinfectants, and improved sanitation at farms; and also proposed a regular screening of animals for early detection and management of subclinical mastitis in goats.

 

Keywords | Mastitis, Goat, Bacterial species, Udder, Tandojam


Editor | Asghar Ali Kamboh, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan.

Received | November 23, 2015; Revised | January 18, 2016; Accepted | January 28, 2016; Published | March 27, 2016

*Correspondence | Kanwar Kumar Malhi, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan; Email: kanwar103@gmail.com

Citation | Pirzada M, Malhi KK, Kamboh AA, Rind R, Abro SH, Lakho SA, Bhutto KR, Huda N (2016). Prevalence of subclinical mastitis in dairy goats caused by bacterial species. J. Anim. Health Prod. 4(2): 55-59

ISSN | 2308–2801

Copyright © 2016 Pirzada et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.