Effect of Prostaglandin F2α on Growth of Streptococcus uberis associated with Bovine Mastitis -Juniper Publishers
Journal of Dairy & Veterinary Sciences - Juniper Publishers Introduction The spread of mastitis pathogens causes large economic losses to the dairy industry. These losses include increased involuntary culling rate, reduced milk production, increase domatic cell count, and discarded milk [ 1 , 2 ]. Costs associated with mastitis infections in the U.S. dairy industry have been estimated at nearly US $2 billion per year [ 3 ]. Streptococcus uberis is one of the most common gram-positive causes of clinical mastitis and contributes to a large proportion of subclinical mastitis cases [ 4 , 5 ]. Streptococcus uberis infections are often difficult to cure with traditional intra-mammary antibiotic preparations, especially in older animals [ 6 , 7 ]. Similar to treatment trials focused on Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) intra-mammary infection, increased somatic cell counts before treatment was associated with a decreased probability o...