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Sources of Streptococcus uberis in the dairy herd: II. Evidence of colonization of the bovine intestine by Str. uberis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Juan Kruze  and
A. John Bramley
Juan Kruze
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
A. John Bramley
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
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Summary

Swabs taken from the rectum and vulva of 14 dairy cows on 7 occasions at approximately weekly intervals revealed a pattern of isolations of Streptococcus uberis which were not random. Two of the 14 cows were responsible for 80 and 40% respectively of the swabs of the rectum and vulva which were found to be positive. It is suggested that these patterns are consistent with these 2 cows being intestinally colonized with Str. uberis. The implications of this work are discussed with reference to the sources of Str. uberis in the dairy herd.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 49 , Issue 3 , August 1982 , pp. 375 - 379
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1982

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