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Effects of hand milking on the bacterial flora of mammary gland and teat duct of ewes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 July 2006

Vasia S Mavrogianni ,
Peter J Cripps ,
Athina Tzora ,
Ioannis Skoufos  and
George C Fthenakis
Vasia S Mavrogianni
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, PO Box 199, 43100 karditsa, Greece
Peter J Cripps
Affiliation:
University of Liverpool, Neston, South Wirral, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom
Athina Tzora
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, TEI Epirus, PO Box 110, 47100, Arta, Greece
Ioannis Skoufos
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Production, TEI Epirus, PO Box 110, 47100, Arta, Greece
George C Fthenakis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, PO Box 199, 43100 karditsa, Greece
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Abstract

In studies of bovine mastitis, it has been repeatedly confirmed that milking is associated with entrance of microorganisms into the mammary gland (International Dairy Federation, 1987; Bramley, 1992). As different husbandry practices apply between cattle and dairy sheep (cows are machine milked, ewes are usually hand milked), results from cows may not always apply to ewes. The objective of this investigation was to determine whether there were differences in bacterial flora populations in the teat duct and mammary secretion of ewes before and after milking.

Keywords

SheepteatmastitismilkingfloraStaphylococcus
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 73 , Issue 3 , August 2006 , pp. 353 - 356
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