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The importance of bacteriological investigation of milk from cows suffering from mastitis

Authors: Eva Dudriková, Jana Koščová, Tomáš Čigarský and Jana Maľová
Keywords: bacteriological investigation, cow mastitis, milk

The aim of this work was to demonstrate the importance of bacteriological investigation of milk from cows suffering from mastitis before the commencement of antibiotic treatment. Individual milk samples (10% of total milked cows; n = 36) from a dairy farm in Eastern Slovakia were tested for the presence of contagious and environmental mastitis pathogens. … [Read more…]

Resistance and virulence factors in Escherichia coli from meat and milk

Authors: Alena Skočková, Renáta Karpíšková and Ivana Koláčková
Keywords: escherichia coli, meat, milk, resistance, virulence genes

This study focused on the comparison and characterisation of Escherichia coli ( E. coli) isolates obtained from the meat of slaughtered animals (n = 34) and from raw cow’s milk (n = 33). Resistance to important antimicrobial substances and the presence of virulence factors were determined. Resistance to antimicrobials was tested using a disk diffusion … [Read more…]