Prevention of Intramammary Infections by Prepartum External Application of a Teat Dip Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimicrobial Properties in Dairy Heifers
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Herds and Animals
4.2. Experimental Design
4.3. Preparation of Teat Dip
4.4. Sampling Procedure
4.5. Cyto-Microbiological Analysis and Definitions
4.6. Data Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pathogen Causing Intramammary Infection (IMI) | Untreated Quarters (n = 629) n (%) | Treated Quarters a (n = 629) | ||||
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1 × Precalving Application n (%) | 2 × Precalving Applications n (%) | 3 × Precalving Applications n (%) | 4 × Precalving Applications n (%) | 5 × Precalving Applications n (%) | ||
no growth | 585 (93.0%) | 245 (93.9%) | 237 (92.9%) | 99 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 4 (100.0%) |
NAS b | 22 (3.5%) | 6 (2.3%) | 16 (6.3%) | |||
Staph. aureus | 19 (3.0%) | 10 (3.8%) | 1 (0.4%) | |||
Strep. dysgalactiae | 2 (0.3%) | |||||
Enterococcus spp. | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.4%) | ||||
Total | 629 | 261 | 255 | 99 | 10 | 4 |
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Paduch, J.-H.; Lücking, J.; Mansion-de Vries, E.; Zinke, C.; Wente, N.; Krömker, V. Prevention of Intramammary Infections by Prepartum External Application of a Teat Dip Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimicrobial Properties in Dairy Heifers. Pathogens 2020, 9, 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9040288
Paduch J-H, Lücking J, Mansion-de Vries E, Zinke C, Wente N, Krömker V. Prevention of Intramammary Infections by Prepartum External Application of a Teat Dip Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimicrobial Properties in Dairy Heifers. Pathogens. 2020; 9(4):288. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9040288
Chicago/Turabian StylePaduch, Jan-Hendrik, Johanna Lücking, Elisabeth Mansion-de Vries, Claudia Zinke, Nicole Wente, and Volker Krömker. 2020. "Prevention of Intramammary Infections by Prepartum External Application of a Teat Dip Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimicrobial Properties in Dairy Heifers" Pathogens 9, no. 4: 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9040288
APA StylePaduch, J.-H., Lücking, J., Mansion-de Vries, E., Zinke, C., Wente, N., & Krömker, V. (2020). Prevention of Intramammary Infections by Prepartum External Application of a Teat Dip Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimicrobial Properties in Dairy Heifers. Pathogens, 9(4), 288. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9040288