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Clinical Mycoplasma bovis mastitis in prepubertal heifers on 2 dairy herds |
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| Authors: | Lawrence K. Fox Fredrick J. Muller Michael L. Wedam Christopher S. Schneider Mary Kate Biddle |
| Affiliation: | Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164 USA (Fox, Biddle); Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83843 USA (Schneider); Ag Health Laboratories, 445, Barnard Blvd., Sunnyside Washington 98944 USA (Muller, Wedam) |
| Abstract: | Findings of herd investigations of heifers with prepubertal mastitis are presented. Mycoplasma bovis was isolated from lacteal secretions and tissue samples of necropsied heifers; the same strain infected dams and herd mates. Vertical transmission is suggested in this first report of intramammary infections of M. bovis in peripubertal heifers. |
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