Clinical findings related to intramammary infections in meat-producing ewes

• Published in: Tropical animal health and production Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 127 - 132
• Main Authors: Blagitz, Maiara G, Souza, Fernando N, Batista, Camila F, Diniz, Soraia A, Haddad, João Paulo A, Benites, Nilson R, Melville, Priscilla A, Della Libera, Alice M. M. P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer-Verlag 01.01.2014; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animals; bacteria; Biomedical and Life Sciences; clinical examination; etiological agents; ewes; Female; flocks; Life Sciences; mammary glands; Mammary Glands, Animal - pathology; mastitis; Mastitis - pathology; Mastitis - veterinary; Meat; Milk; Milk - cytology; Milk - microbiology; Regular; Regular Articles; Risk factors; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - microbiology; Sheep Diseases - pathology; somatic cell count; Staphylococcus; teats; therapeutics; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; Zoology; California; Mastitis; Mammary gland; Udder trait; Physical examination; Risk factor

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between clinical findings and bacterial isolation in milk samples of meat-producing ewes. The study was conducted in 17 commercial flocks and 550 udder halves from suckling Santa Ines ewes. Initially, the clinical examination of the mammary g...