Mastitis Flashcards
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When does mastitis happen?
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- early dry period (1st and last 2 weeks)
- around calving
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Clinical Mastitis vs. Subclinical Mastitis
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- clinical – milk is abnormal and can have signs of inflammation
- subclinical – no evidence of physical abnormalities
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Common agents found in contagious mastitis
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- staph aureus
- strep agalactiae
- mycoplasma
- corynebacterium
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Clinical signs of local mastitis
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- drop in milk production
- milk swelling
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Clinical signs of systemic mastitis
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- off feed
- decreased rumen motility
- severe reduction in milk production
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Causative agents in gangrenous mastitis
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- cattle – S. aureus, C. perfringens
- small ruminants – S. aureus, M. haemolytica
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Clinical Signs Gangrenous Mastitis
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- cold
- serosanguinous secretions
- systemically ill
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Treatment of gangrenous mastitis
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- mastectomy
- treat as systemic mastitis
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