Clinical signs

21

Host species

3

Multifactorial infectious disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Depression Recumbency Tachycardia

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Toxemia

Reproductive

Reduced rumination Reduced milk production Pathognomonic Udder induration Specific Udder swelling Pathognomonic Udder pain Specific Blood stained milk secretion Specific Watery milk secretion Milk clots in milk secretion Pathognomonic Purulent milk secretion Specific Gangrenous mastitis Specific Udder sloughing Specific Mammary gland fibrosis Mammary gland atrophy

Musculoskeletal

Arthritis

Hemolymphatic

Supramammary lymphadenomegaly

Diagnosis

Strip cup test

California mastitis test

Somatic cell count

Milk bacterial culture

Gram stain

Antibiotic sensitivity testing

Electrical conductivity testing

Milk pH testing

NAGase test

Treatment

Parenteral penicillin

Parenteral oxytetracycline

Parenteral ampicillin

Parenteral sulfadimidine

Intramammary antibiotic infusion

Intravenous isotonic fluids

Anti inflammatory drugs

Antihistamines

Dry cow therapy

Chemical drying off of affected quarter

Prevention & Control

Udder and teat sanitation

Teat dipping with chlorhexidine or iodophores

Routine California mastitis testing

Dry cow therapy

Milking machine maintenance

Cull chronic non responsive cows

Classification

Etiology Multifactorial infectious disease
Transmissibility Moderate
Infectiousness Moderately infectious
Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Host Species

Cattle Primary host Susceptibility: Very high
Buffalo Primary host Susceptibility: High
All mammals Susceptibility: Variable

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

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