CORRELAÇÃO ENTRE O “CALIFORNIA MASTITIS TEST”E O EXAME BACTERIOLÓGICO NO LEITE DE CABRAS.

F. B. TONIN; A. NADER FILHO

doi:10.15361/2175-0106.2005v21n4p155-159

CORRELATION BETWEEN CALIFORNIA MASTITIS TEST AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF GOAT MILK.

Authors

F. B. TONIN
A. NADER FILHO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15361/2175-0106.2005v21n4p155-159

Abstract

A total of 195 milk samples were submitted to CMT and bacteriological examination to evaluate the sensitivity, specificity and correlation between these two tests regularly used in the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis. Bacteriological results revealed a total of 66 (33.8%) positive samples, with a prevalence of 61 (92.4%) coagulase-negative Staphylococci and five (7.6%) coagulase-positive Staphylococci. California Mastitis Test had better results for sensitivity (57.6%), specificity (86.0%) and correlation (76.4%) when score

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Published

08/09/2008

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2005)

Section

Preventive Veterinary Medicine/Medicina Veterinária Preventiva

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