The most important dromedary mastitis organisms.

摘要

Mastitis pathogens of the dromedary are the same as cultured from the bovine mammary gland. Streptococcus agalactiae (43%), coagulase negative Staphylococci (17%), Staphylococcus aureus (13%) and Streptococcus bovis (9.5%) were isolated from 84 dromedary mastitis cases from two herds. No bacteria were isolated from four (4.8%) cases. All 84 mastitis cases were also examined using California Mastitis Test (CMT) and Somatic Cell Count (SCC). There was a significant correlation between the two tests. Out of the 84 mastitis cases, 60 (71.4%) had a CMT score of 3+ and a mean SCC of 2.2x106+or-1.4x106 cells/ml, whereas 24 (28.6%) had a CMT score of 2+ and a mean SCC of 3.0x105+or-6.7x104 cells/ml. It is recommend to use the same standards used in cow milk for camel milk examination.