BACTERIAL BOVINE MASTITIS IN IRAQ: A REVIEW
2020
Sumaya, Y.A. Al-Dabbagh | Ebtehal N. Mahmmoud | Aamer Y.H. Al-Chalaby
Bacterial mastitis is one of the most important diseases in high-production dairy cowswhich causing high economic losses however it effect on the dairy industry, resulting in thedecline Dairy industry and quality, furthermore the cost of treatment. The annual losses dueto mastitis are approximately 184 U.S $ for each animal. Usually during milking, infectiousmicroorganisms are the major source of infection between healthy and infected udderquarters. Environmental pathogens are found in the enclosing area of the cow, such as thebedding of housing cows, soil and the waste product of the animals which containStreptococcal strains other than S. agalactiae, Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcusfaecium and coliforms. Bacteria which involved in the udder inflammation process showhigh resistance to antibiotics. The aim of this review article was to establish the bacterialcauses of clinical and subclinical mastitis in Iraq, and recognize its sensitivity to antibiotics,then find proper solutions for the treatment and control of mastitis.
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