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Volume 23 (1): 1-8, 2019.
Hematology, bacteriology and antibiotic
resistance in milk of water buffalo with subclinical mastitis.
1Al-Dujaily AH MSc, 2Al-Alo
KZK MSc, 3Mohmoud MHS MSc.
12Department of
Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kufa, 3Department of Internal and Preventive
Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Baghdad University.
ABSTRACT
Al-Dujaily AH, Al-Alo KZK, Mohmoud MHS., Hematology,
bacteriology and antibiotic resistance in milk of water buffalo with
subclinical mastitis, Onl J Vet Res., 23 (1): 1-8,
2019. Authors
report
hematology, bacteriology and antibiotic sensitivity in milk from 43 water
buffalo with subclinical mastitis compared with 60 healthy controls. Blood was
taken for hematology and biochemistry, and milk for California mastitis,
culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests. We detected S aureus in milk of 72% of buffalo with mastitis. Compared with controls,
red blood cell count was 26%, hemoglobin 14% and packed
cell volume 10% lower (P < 0.05) in buffalo with mastitis. White blood cell counts
were 20% greater (P< 0.05) in those with mastitis but there were no differences
with mean corpuscular volume or mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration compared
with controls. In cows with mastitis, total serum protein was 20%, alanine 29%,
aspartate transaminase 24%, alanine phosphatase 36% and lactate dehydrogenase 38%
higher (P < 0.05), compared with controls. S. Aureus were 100% sensitive to vancomycin 87% to ciprofloxacin, but
resistant to penicillin (100%) and erythromycin (77%).
Keywords: Subclinical mastitis, buffalo, hematology, bacteriology, antibiotics,
resistance.