Efficacy of antibiotic treatment at drying-off in curing existing infections and preventing new infections in dairy goats

Mastitis in Dairy Production: Current Knowledge and Future Solutions

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 523-528

  McDougall, Scott ^a   Anniss, Fiona ^a  

^a Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899275320     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-550-5     Document Type: Chapter

References (17)

1. Browning, J.W., G.A. Mein, M. Barton, T.J. Nicholls, and P. Brightling. 1990. Effects of antibiotic therapy at drying off on mastitis in the dry period and early lactation. Aust. Vet. J. 67, p. 440-442.
2. Browning, J.W., G.A. Mein, P. Brightling, T.J. Nicholls, and M. Barton. 1994. Strategies for mastitis control - dry cow therapy and culling. Aust. Vet. J. 71, p. 179-181.
3. Craven, N. and J.C. Anderson. 1984. Phagocytosis of Staphylococcus aureus by bovine mammary gland macrophages and intracellular protection from antibiotic action in vitro and in vivo. J. Dairy Res. 51, p. 513-523.
4. Fox, L.K, D.D. Hancock and S.D. Horner. 1992. Selective intramammary antibiotic therapy during the non-lactating period in goats. Small Rumin. Res. 9, p. 313-318.
5. Harmon, R.J. W.L. Crist, R.W. Hemken and B.E. Langlois. 1986. Prevalence of minor udder pathogens after intramammary dry treatment. J. Dairy Sci. 69, p. 843-849.
6. Owens, W.E. and S.C. Nickerson. 1990. Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus with penicillin and novobiocin: Antibiotic concentrations and bacteriological status in milk and mammary tissue. J. Dairy Sci. 73, p. 115-124.
7. Owens, W.E., C.H. Ray, J.L. Wattsand R.J. Yancey. 1997. Comparison of success of antibiotic therapy during lactation and results of antimicrobial susceptibility tests for bovine mastitis. J. Dairy Sci. 80, p. 313-317.
8. Paape, M.J., R.E. Pearson, and W.D. Schultz. 1978. Variation among cows in the ability of milk to support phagocytosis and in the ability of polymorphonuclear leukocytes to phagocytose Staphylococcus aureus. Am. J. Vet. Res. 39, p. 1907-1910.
9. Pankey, J.W., R.M. Barker, A. Twomey and G. Duirs. 1982. A note on the effectiveness of dry cow therapy in New Zealand dairy herds. N. Z. Vet. J. 30, p. 50-52.
10. Pankey, J.W., S.C. Nickerson, R.L. Boddie and J.S. Hogan. 1985. Effects of Corynebacterium bovis infection on susceptibility to major mastitis pathogens. J. Dairy Sci. 68, p. 2684-2693.
11. Poutrel, B.R., R. De Cremoux, M. Ducelliez and D. Verneau. 1997. Control of intramammary infections in goats -impact on somatic cell counts. J. Anim. Sci. 75, p. 566-570.
12. Rainard, P. and B. Poutrel. 1988. Effect of naturally occurring intramammary infections by minor pathogens on new infections by major pathogens in cattle. Am. J. Vet. Res. 49, p. 327-329.
13. Smith, A., F.K. Neave and F.H. Dodd. 1966. Methods of reducing the incidence of udder infection in dry cows. Vet. Rec. 79, p. 233-235.
14. Smith, A. D.R. Westgarth, M.R. Jones, F.K. Neave, F.H. Dodd and G.C. Brander. 1967. Methods of reducing the incidence of udder infection in dry cows. Vet. Rec 81, p. 504-510.
15. Sol, J., O.C. Sampimon, J.J. Snoep and Y.H. Schukken. 1994. Factors associated with bacteriological cure after dry cow treatment of subclinical staphylococcal mastitis with antibiotics. J. Dairy Sci. 77, p. 75-79.
16. Sol, J., O.C. Sampimon, J.J. Snoep and Y.H. Schukken. 1997. Factors associated with bacteriological cure during lactation after therapy for subclinical mastitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. J. Dairy Sci. 80, p. 2803-2808.
17. Williamson, J.H., M.W. Woolford and A.M. Day. 1995. The prophylactic effect of a dry-cow antibiotic against Streptococcus uberis. N. Z. Vet. J. 43, p. 228-234.