Veterinary Archives, Vol. 69 No. 5, 1999.
Original scientific paper
Caprine mycoplasmal mastitis in Nigeria.
Godwin Oyeamechi Egwu
; Department of Veterinary Medicine
James Agbo Ameh
; Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Murtala Mohammed Aliyu
; Department of Veterinary Medicine
Fatima Dogo Mohammed
; Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
In a study to investigate the current status of inflammatory mycoplasmosis in caprine udders in Nigeria, a total of 57 and 24 milk samples were collected from udders of goats affected by mastitis and apparently normal healthy goats udders, respectively. Mycoplasma agalactiae and M. capriolum occurred significantly higher (P<0.05) in udders affected by mastitis than in normal healthy udders. Other mycoplasmas occurring in low prevalence include M. bovis and M. mycoides subsp. mycoides L.C. A study to determine the sero-prevalence of the single most prevalent mycoplasmal species, using dot enzyme immuno-assay (dot-blot) and complement fixation test (CFT) was also conducted. Seventy does affected with mastitis and 43 apparently normal healthy does selected randomly at different stages of lactation were bled. The dot-blot detected 21 (30%) and 11 (25.6%) compared with 15 (21%) and 6 (11.4%) with CFT in udders affected by mastitis and apparently normal healthy udders, respectively. The reciprocal serum CFT titres ranged from 20-160 and 20-80 udders with mastitis and apparently normal healthy udders, respectively. It is concluded that cultural (microbiological) and sero-epidemiological surveillance is necessary for effective treatment and control of the disease.
Keywords
goat; udder; Mycoplasma; mastitis; Nigeria
Hrčak ID:
120196
URI
Publication date:
21.10.1999.
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