Principles of mastitis treatment in sheep and goats

Vasia S Mavrogianni; Paula I Menzies; Ilektra A Fragkou; George C Fthenakis

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2010.10.010

Principles of mastitis treatment in sheep and goats

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2011 Mar;27(1):115-120. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2010.10.010.

Authors

Vasia S Mavrogianni¹, Paula I Menzies², Ilektra A Fragkou³, George C Fthenakis³

Affiliations

¹ University of Thessaly, PO Box 199, 43100 Karditsa, Greece. Electronic address: vmavrog@vet.uth.gr.
² Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 2541 Stewart Building (#45), Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
³ University of Thessaly, PO Box 199, 43100 Karditsa, Greece.

PMID: 21215895
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2010.10.010

Abstract

This article indicates the principles for treatment of mastitis in ewes/does and explains the reasons why treatment may occasionally fail. It presents the principles for administration of antimicrobial agents at drying off of the animals. Finally, it addresses the risk of antimicrobials present in milk when improper withdrawal periods are used and the issues around testing for inhibitors before putting the milk into in a farm's tank.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Consumer Product Safety
Drug Residues / analysis
Female
Goat Diseases / drug therapy*
Goats
Lactation / metabolism*
Mastitis / drug therapy
Mastitis / veterinary*
Milk / chemistry
Sheep
Sheep Diseases / drug therapy*
Tissue Distribution

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents