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D'Amico K, Neves RC, Grantz JM, Taechachokevivat N, Ueda A, Dorr A, Hubner A. A randomized, controlled trial examining quarter-level somatic cell count and culture-based selective dry cow therapy against blanket dry cow therapy on early lactation production outcomes. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:7201-7210. [PMID: 38762106 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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The objective of this study was to determine quarters requiring antimicrobial treatment using either a benchtop somatic cell counter or culture with gram-positive selective media and compare the outcomes in these cows to those receiving blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT) in a randomized, controlled trial. We evaluated 2 novel methods of identifying cows with intramammary infections followed by selective antimicrobial treatment at a commercial dairy farm to determine their usefulness in decreasing antibiotic usage during the dry period without significant detrimental effects on milk quality and production. Cows (n = 840) were randomly allocated to one of 3 groups (BDCT, gram-positive selective media culture-based selective dry cow therapy [C-SDCT], and somatic cell count-based SDCT [S-SDCT]) the day before dry-off, and quarter-level milk samples (QLMS) were collected. The QLMS from cows in the S-SDCT group were evaluated using the cell counter, and quarters were treated if SCC was ≥200,000 cells/mL, whereas the QLMS from cows in the C-SDCT group were cultured, and quarters were treated if the culture showed growth. All cows in the BDCT received antimicrobial therapy, and all cows received an internal teat sealant regardless of treatment group. Outcomes measured were first and second DHIA test SCC, milk production through 60 DIM, cows leaving the farm, clinical mastitis, and bacteriologic new infections in a subset of quarters. Cows in both SDCT groups had fewer antimicrobial treatments than cows in the BDCT group as was expected, and cows in the C-SDCT group had fewer treatments than those in the S-SDCT group. Cows in both SDCT groups had a higher linear score at the first DHIA test (BDCT: 1.8, S-SDCT: 2.2, C-SDCT: 2.2); however, we found no other differences between groups regarding any other outcomes measured. Although antimicrobial use was significantly reduced, farms should use caution in adopting the benchtop analyzer and the selective media described in this study as ways to identify infected cows for dry cow therapy because they may result in increased linear scores early in lactation.
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Affiliation(s)
- K D'Amico
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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- Zoetis Animal Health, Florham Park, NJ 07932
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
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Denis-Robichaud J, Barbeau-Grégoire N, Gauthier ML, Dufour S, Roy JP, Buczinski S, Dubuc J. Validity of luminometry and bacteriological tests for diagnosing intramammary infection at dry-off in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:7221-7229. [PMID: 38788849 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2024-24693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The objective of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the validity of laboratory culture, Petrifilm and Tri-Plate on-farm culture systems, as well as luminometry to correctly identify IMI at dry-off in dairy cows, considering all tests to be imperfect. From September 2020 until December 2021, we collected composite milk samples from cows before dry-off and divided them into 4 aliquots for luminometry, Petrifilm (aerobic count), Tri-Plate, and laboratory culture tests. We assessed multiple thresholds of relative light units (RLU) for luminometry, and we used thresholds of ≥100 cfu/mL for the laboratory culture, ≥50 cfu/mL for Petrifilm, and ≥1 cfu for Tri-Plate tests. We fitted Bayesian latent class analysis models to estimate the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) for each test to identify IMI, with 95% credibility interval (BCI). Using different prevalence measures (0.30, 0.50, and 0.70), we calculated the predictive values (PV) and misclassification cost terms (MCT) at different false negative-to-false-positive ratios (FN:FP). A total of 333 cows were enrolled in the study from one commercial Holstein herd. The validity of the luminometry was poor for all thresholds, with an Se of 0.51 (95% BCI = 0.43-0.59) and Sp of 0.38 (95% BCI = 0.26-0.50) when using a threshold of ≥150 RLU. The laboratory culture had an Se of 0.93 (95% BCI = 0.85-0.98) and Sp of 0.69 (95% BCI = 0.49-0.89); the Petrifilm had an Se of 0.91 (95% BCI = 0.80-0.98) and Sp of 0.71 (95% BCI = 0.51-0.90); and the Tri-Plate had an Se of 0.65 (95% BCI = 0.53-0.82) and Sp of 0.85 (95% BCI = 0.66-0.97). Bacteriological tests had good PV, with comparable positive PV for all 3 tests, but lower negative PV for the Tri-Plate compared with the laboratory culture and the Petrifilm. For a prevalence of IMI of 0.30, all 3 tests had similar MCT, but for prevalence of 0.50 and 0.70, the Tri-Plate had higher MCT in scenarios where leaving a cow with IMI untreated is considered to have greater detrimental effects than treating a healthy cow (i.e., FN:FP of 3:1). Our results showed that the bacteriological tests have adequate validity to diagnose IMI at dry-off, but luminometry does not. We concluded that although luminometry is not useful to identify IMI at dry-off, the Petrifilm and Tri-Plate tests performed similarly to laboratory culture, depending on the prevalence and importance of the FP and FN results.
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 2M2
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- Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, J2S 2M2
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 2M2; Op+lait research group, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, J2S 2M2
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 2M2; Op+lait research group, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, J2S 2M2
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 2M2; Op+lait research group, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, J2S 2M2
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 2M2; Op+lait research group, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, J2S 2M2.
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Pires AJ, Pereira G, Fangueiro D, Bexiga R, Oliveira M. When the solution becomes the problem: a review on antimicrobial resistance in dairy cattle. Future Microbiol 2024; 19:903-929. [PMID: 38661710 PMCID: PMC11290761 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2023-0232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Antibiotics' action, once a 'magic bullet', is now hindered by widespread microbial resistance, creating a global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) crisis. A primary driver of AMR is the selective pressure from antimicrobial use. Between 2000 and 2015, antibiotic consumption increased by 65%, reaching 34.8 billion tons, 73% of which was used in animals. In the dairy cattle sector, antibiotics are crucial for treating diseases like mastitis, posing risks to humans, animals and potentially leading to environmental contamination. To address AMR, strategies like selective dry cow therapy, alternative treatments (nanoparticles, phages) and waste management innovations are emerging. However, most solutions are in development, emphasizing the urgent need for further research to tackle AMR in dairy farms.
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- Ana José Pires
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Av. da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Av. da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
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- LEAF Research Center, Terra Associate Laboratory, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisbon, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Av. da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Av. da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS), 1300-477, Lisbon, Portugal
- cE3c—Centre for Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Changes & CHANGE—Global Change & Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
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Rodriguez Z, Cabrera VE, Hogeveen H, Ruegg PL. Economic impact of subclinical mastitis treatment in early lactation using intramammary nisin. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:4634-4645. [PMID: 38278296 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Treatment of subclinical mastitis (SCM) during lactation is rarely recommended due to concerns related to both antimicrobial usage and the costs associated with milk discard. Nisin is a naturally produced antimicrobial peptide with a gram-positive spectrum that, when given to dairy cows, does not require milk discard. We evaluated the economic impact of the treatment of SCM during early lactation using a nisin-based intramammary treatment under different scenarios that included various treatment costs, milk prices, and cure rates. We stochastically simulated the dynamics of SCM detected during the first week of lactation. The net economic impact was expressed in US dollars per case. The probabilities of an event and their related costs were estimated using a model that was based on pathogen-specific assumptions selected from peer-reviewed articles. Nisin cure rates were based on results of pivotal studies included in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval submission. Based on our model, the average cost of a case of intramammary infection (i.e., only true-positive cases) in early lactation was $170 (90% = $148-$187), whereas the cost of a clinical mastitis case was $521 (90% range = $435-$581). Both estimates varied with etiology, parity, and stage of lactation. When comparing the net cost of SCM cases (i.e., CMT-positive tests) detected during the first week of lactation, nisin treatment generated an average positive economic impact of $19 per CMT-positive case. The use of nisin to treat SCM was beneficial 93% of the time. Based on the sensitivity analysis, treatment would result in an economically beneficial outcome for 95% and 73% of multiparous and primiparous cows, respectively. At the herd level, use of intramammary nisin to treat SCM in cows in early lactation was economically beneficial in most tested scenarios. However, the economic impact was highly influenced by factors such as rate of bacteriological cure, cost of treatment, and parity of the affected animal. These factors should be considered when deciding to use nisin as a treatment for SCM.
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- Zelmar Rodriguez
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705
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- Business Economics Group, Wageningen University and Research, 6706 KN, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
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Florentino CC, Peña-Mosca F, Ruch M, Shepley E, Barbosa Arias M, Moreira DM, Mahmoud MM, Tikofsky L, Knauer WA, Cramer G, Godden SM, Caixeta LS. Randomized clinical trial evaluating the effects of administering acidogenic boluses at dry-off on udder health, milk yield, and herd removal. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:3899-3915. [PMID: 38216037 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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Acidogenic boluses can mitigate potential negative effects of high milk yield at dry-off on udder health. This randomized controlled trial aimed to investigate the effect of administering acidogenic boluses at dry-off on dry period intramammary infection (IMI) dynamics and on milk production parameters, somatic cell count linear score (LSCC), clinical mastitis (CM), and herd removal in the next lactation. A total of 901 cows from 3 dairy farms were randomly allocated to a control (CON, n = 458; no administration of acidogenic boluses at dry-off) or treatment group (TRT, n = 443; administration of 2 acidogenic boluses at dry-off). Quarter milk samples were collected at dry-off and after calving and submitted for bacteriological milk culture. The effects of treatment on the presence of quarter-level postpartum IMI, cure of existing IMI, and acquisition of new IMI, and on the prevalence of cow-level high LSCC (LSCC ≥4) in the first 30 days in milk (DIM) were analyzed using mixed effects logistic regression. Mixed linear regression was used to analyze cow-level milk production parameters (i.e., milk yield, fat corrected milk, fat and protein yield, and LSCC) in the first 90 DIM and until 300 DIM. For CM and herd removal, Cox proportional hazard regression models were used. In addition to treatment group, lactation group at dry-off, presence of high LSCC in the last test-day, average milk yield in the week before dry-off, presence of CM in the lactation of enrollment, and biologically relevant interactions were offered in all models. There was no evidence of a difference in IMI dynamics or in milk, fat corrected milk, protein or fat yields in the subsequent lactation between groups. The TRT group had a lower LSCC in the first 2 mo postpartum compared with the CON group (2.58 ± 0.3 vs. 2.92 ± 0.3 and 2.42 ± 0.3 vs. 2.81 ± 0.3, for first and second month postpartum). The prevalence of high LSCC in the first 30 DIM was 9.1% lower in the TRT compared with the CON group (16.3% vs. 25.5%; risk difference: -9.2; 95% confidence interval [CI]: -15.8, -2.5). Cows in the TRT group exhibited reduced hazards of CM in the subsequent lactation compared with cows in the CON group (hazard ratio: 0.75; 95% CI: 0.63, 0.89) as well as a reduced hazard of herd removal (hazard ratio: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.77, 0.88). The administration of acidogenic boluses as a component of dry-off management is a promising approach to maintain good udder health and reduce the hazard of CM and herd removal during the subsequent lactation.
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- C C Florentino
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108; Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt, 62511
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- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., Duluth, GA 30029
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108.
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Caballero-Villalobos J, Ryan EG, McGrath M, O'Grady L, McAloon CG, Graham DA, McCoy F. Udder health outcomes in Irish herds participating in cellcheck dry cow consults. J Dairy Sci 2024:S0022-0302(24)00862-2. [PMID: 38825133 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2024-24751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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The CellCheck Dry Cow Consult (DCC) was developed by the CellCheck Technical Working Group to enable farmers to engage with their nominated vet to develop farm-specific selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) plans, where appropriate. This study evaluated the effect of the DCC on farmer decision-making around dry cow therapy, and the udder health impact of implementing SDCT, in study herds over the 2019 and 2020 dry periods. The DCC was a 3-h consult, delivered and funded as part of the Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health (TASAH). Herds that completed a DCC were invited to register for a Dry Cow Review the following year. The combined data set for analysis across both years comprised of 439 herds and 25,357 cows. Available herd size ranged from 25 to 800. The median SCC of cows dried off with teat sealant only was 47,000 cells/ml before drying off in 2019 and 48,000 cells/ml at first milk recording in 2020, and 43,000 cells/ml before drying off in 2020 and 39,000 cells/ml at first milking recording in 2021. Following both the 2019 and 2020 dry periods, cows tended to converge toward a similar median SCC early in the following lactation, irrespective of prior dry cow treatment strategy. The uptake of SDCT was greater in Review herds, with 21% of cows receiving teat sealant only in 2020, compared with 16.3% of cows in herds participating in a Consult for the first time in 2020. At an individual cow level, in both years dry period new infection rate (NIR) was approximately 2.7% higher for cows treated with teat sealant only, than for those treated with both dry cow antibiotic tubes and teat sealant, and 1.2% higher than cows treated with antibiotic only. Regardless of treatment, there was a significant association between increasing parity and the risk of a dry period new infection. Increasing herd size had a statistically significant effect on the risk of dry period new infection rates. At a herd level, there was no statistically significant increase in NIR when SDCT was used compared with herds where blanket dry cow therapy was used. While not without risk, SDCT can be successfully implemented in Irish herds; however, constant attention to hygiene and management is essential. Though there are challenges to face, facilitating continued farmer education and engagement with professional guidance will be important.
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- J Caballero-Villalobos
- Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba 14071, Spain; Teagasc Animal & Bioscience Research Department, Grange, Dunsany, Co. Meath C15 PW93, Ireland
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- Section of Herd Health and Animal Husbandry, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Animal Health Ireland, 2-5 The Archways, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim N41 WN27, Ireland
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- Section of Herd Health and Animal Husbandry, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Section of Herd Health and Animal Husbandry, School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Animal Health Ireland, 2-5 The Archways, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim N41 WN27, Ireland
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- Animal Health Ireland, 2-5 The Archways, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim N41 WN27, Ireland.
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Kerro Dego O, Vidlund J. Staphylococcal mastitis in dairy cows. Front Vet Sci 2024; 11:1356259. [PMID: 38863450 PMCID: PMC11165426 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2024.1356259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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Bovine mastitis is one of the most common diseases of dairy cattle. Even though different infectious microorganisms and mechanical injury can cause mastitis, bacteria are the most common cause of mastitis in dairy cows. Staphylococci, streptococci, and coliforms are the most frequently diagnosed etiological agents of mastitis in dairy cows. Staphylococci that cause mastitis are broadly divided into Staphylococcus aureus and non-aureus staphylococci (NAS). NAS is mainly comprised of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species (CNS) and some coagulase-positive and coagulase-variable staphylococci. Current staphylococcal mastitis control measures are ineffective, and dependence on antimicrobial drugs is not sustainable because of the low cure rate with antimicrobial treatment and the development of resistance. Non-antimicrobial effective and sustainable control tools are critically needed. This review describes the current status of S. aureus and NAS mastitis in dairy cows and flags areas of knowledge gaps.
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- Oudessa Kerro Dego
- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, United States
- East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center-Little River Animal and Environmental Unit, University of Tennessee, Walland, TN, United States
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Paiva D, Menta P, Bielamowicz LP, Machado VS. The effect of selective dry cow therapies based on two different algorithms on antimicrobial use, udder health, milk production, and culling in the absence of internal teat sealant use at dry-off. J Dairy Sci 2024:S0022-0302(24)00774-4. [PMID: 38754835 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) strategies based on 2 different algorithms as compared with blanket dry-cow therapy for measures of udder health, milk yield, and culling in herds not using internal teat sealant. Cows from 2 commercial farms in West Texas were randomized into 3 different groups: SDCT Algorithm 1 (ALG1; n = 455) cows treated with an intramammary antimicrobial at dry-off if somatic cell count (SCC) > 200,000 cells/mL at any Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) test date or if the cow had 2 or more cases of clinical mastitis during the enrollment lactation; SDCT Algorithm 2 (ALG2; n = 458) cows treated with an intramammary antimicrobial at dry-off if SCC >200,000 cell/mL at last test date or any case of clinical mastitis during the enrollment lactation; Control cows (CON = 447) received blanket dry cow therapy. All cows enrolled in the study did not receive an internal or external teat sealant. Data related to milk and somatic cell count linear score (LSCC) was collected monthly. Milk yield and LSCC during the first 6 mo of lactation were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA models, while Cox's Proportional Hazards models were fitted to culling and clinical mastitis data. The farm was fitted as a random effect in all models. The percentage of cows receiving antimicrobials at dry cow was 51.3, 24.7, and 100% for ALG1, ALG2, and CON, respectively. Treatment did not influence the IMI dynamics during the dry period. Additionally, no statistical differences related to treatment were observed for LSCC and milk yield. The LSCC for ALG1, ALG2, and CON was 2.44, 2.41, and 2.26, respectively. The average milk yield for ALG1, ALG2, and CON cows was 43.2, 43.2, and 44.0 kg/d, respectively. Treatment did not affect clinical mastitis incidence and culling. The cumulative incidence of clinical mastitis was 19.6%, 19.4%, and 21.4% for ALG1, ALG2, and CON cows respectively. Additionally, the cumulative risk of death or culling was 18.5%, 17.1%, and 19.5% for ALG1, ALG2, and CON cows respectively. In conclusion, SDCT strategies led to a decrease in antimicrobial drug use at dry-off, without significantly impacting the incidence of clinical mastitis, the risk of culling, LSCC and milk yield of dairy cows. However, numerical differences in LSCC and milk yield were observed between treatment groups.
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- D Paiva
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79415
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79415
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79415
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79415.
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Nery Garcia BL, Dantas STA, da Silva Barbosa K, Mendes Mitsunaga T, Butters A, Camargo CH, Nobrega DB. Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Other Antimicrobial-Resistant Gram-Negative Pathogens Isolated from Bovine Mastitis: A One Health Perspective. Antibiotics (Basel) 2024; 13:391. [PMID: 38786120 PMCID: PMC11117280 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics13050391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an imminent threat to global public health, driven in part by the widespread use of antimicrobials in both humans and animals. Within the dairy cattle industry, Gram-negative coliforms such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae stand out as major causative agents of clinical mastitis. These same bacterial species are frequently associated with severe infections in humans, including bloodstream and urinary tract infections, and contribute significantly to the alarming surge in antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections worldwide. Additionally, mastitis-causing coliforms often carry AMR genes akin to those found in hospital-acquired strains, notably the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase genes. This raises concerns regarding the potential transmission of resistant bacteria and AMR from mastitis cases in dairy cattle to humans. In this narrative review, we explore the distinctive characteristics of antimicrobial-resistant E. coli and Klebsiella spp. strains implicated in clinical mastitis and human infections. We focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying AMR in these bacterial populations and critically evaluate the potential for interspecies transmission. Despite some degree of similarity observed in sequence types and mobile genetic elements between strains found in humans and cows, the existing literature does not provide conclusive evidence to assert that coliforms responsible for mastitis in cows pose a direct threat to human health. Finally, we also scrutinize the existing literature, identifying gaps and limitations, and propose avenues for future research to address these pressing challenges comprehensively.
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- Breno Luis Nery Garcia
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil; (B.L.N.G.); (S.T.A.D.); (K.d.S.B.); (T.M.M.)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada;
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil; (B.L.N.G.); (S.T.A.D.); (K.d.S.B.); (T.M.M.)
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil; (B.L.N.G.); (S.T.A.D.); (K.d.S.B.); (T.M.M.)
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga 13635-900, SP, Brazil; (B.L.N.G.); (S.T.A.D.); (K.d.S.B.); (T.M.M.)
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada;
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada;
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Wagemann-Fluxá CA, Kelton DF, DeVries TJ. Associations of cow- and herd-level factors during the dry period with indicators of udder health in early-lactation cows milked by automated milking systems. J Dairy Sci 2024; 107:459-475. [PMID: 37690715 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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This observational study aimed to determine the association of cow-level factors and herd-level housing and management practices during the dry period with indicators of udder health in early-lactation cows in automated milking system (AMS) herds. Data were collected from 166 commercial AMS dairy farms (mean ± standard deviation = 116 ± 111 milking cows; range = 39 to 1,200) across Canada between October 2018 and September 2020. Information on herd demographics, housing, and management practices was obtained on each farm using 2 surveys. On each farm, we selected all cows that had available Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) somatic cell count (SCC) data for their last milk test before dry-off (>250 d in milk) and their first milk test after calving (5-45 d in milk). Data from 14,007 cows were included after excluding cows with a dry period of <30 d and >120 d. Using the SCC data, we calculated for each cow the somatic cell score (SCS) for the last milk test before dry-off (PreSCS) and the first milk test after calving (PostSCS), which we then averaged per herd at a test-day level. Intramammary infection (IMI) was estimated using cow SCC data. Each cow was classified as not infected (SCC <200,000 cells/mL) or infected (SCC ≥200,000 cells/mL) at her last milk test before dry-off and her first milk test after calving. Based on this classification, cows were further categorized as never infected, always infected, new IMI, or cured IMI. At the cow level, a higher PostSCS was associated with longer dry periods. The odds of having a new IMI were higher for cows of higher parity and that had lower 305-d milk yield before dry-off. Cows with lower parity were more likely to cure an IMI. At the herd level, a higher 305-d milk yield before dry-off was associated with a lower incidence of new IMI and a higher incidence of cured IMI. Separating cows into a different pen as preparation for dry-off tended to be associated with a lower PostSCS and incidence of new IMI. At dry-off, herds that used teat sealants and blanket antibiotic dry cow therapy also had lower PostSCS. During the dry period, housing cows in different groups was associated with a higher PostSCS and a lower incidence of cured IMI, while housing cows in both pack pens and stalls compared with only pack pens was associated with a lower incidence of new IMI. Finally, placing cows onto the AMS to be milked one or more days after calving tended to be associated with a lower PostSCS compared with placing them in the AMS within the first day postpartum. In summary, indicators of udder health in early-lactation cows in AMS herds were associated with several cow-level factors and herd-level housing and management practices before dry-off, at dry-off, during the dry period, and at the beginning of lactation. Thus, if some of the associations identified are causal, AMS producers may be able to improve udder health through modifications of housing and management practices.
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- C A Wagemann-Fluxá
- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Canada
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- Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Canada
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Canada.
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Mehrtens P, Cuttance EL, Mason WA, Nortje R. Randomized, noninferiority trial evaluating the efficacy of a novel teat sealant in pasture grazed dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:9216-9227. [PMID: 37641267 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-23134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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The intramammary infusion at the end of lactation of a bismuth subnitrate internal teat sealant (ITS), with no antibiotic component has been shown to be an effective means of reducing new intramammary infections over the dry period. There has, however, been very few comparative studies between different brands of ITS under grazed pasture conditions. The objectives of this study were, therefore, to determine if a new bismuth subnitrate internal teal sealant (ShutOut, MSD Animal Health) was noninferior to Teatseal (Zoetis) regarding end-points such as (a) detection of the ITS product after calving, (b) clinical mastitis during the dry period and early lactation, and (c) subclinical mastitis at 30 to 60 d in milk. A total of 1,105 mixed-age cattle were enrolled across 2 farms comparing 2 ITS products for detection of the ITS at calving and prevention of clinical and subclinical mastitis. Both ITS contained 65% (2.6 g) bismuth salts emulsified in ≤ 1.4 g of mineral oil (ShutOut as investigational product, IVP; Teatseal as control product, CPT). At dry-off, treatment was allocated to every second cow. All cows met industry best practice criteria for using ITS treatment without antibiotics. Outcomes included detection of ITS at first stripping of the udder by the farmer, clinical mastitis (CM) from dry-off to 30 d following calving and subclinical mastitis at 30 to 60 d following calving. For ITS detection, a generalized mixed linear regression model was used to model the data, with clustering of quarters within cow accounted for by including cow as a random intercept. Clinical mastitis was analyzed at the cow-level using a Fisher's exact test, and SCC was modeled using a negative binomial distribution. The IVP was noninferior to the CPT for ITS detection following calving. There were 1344/1800 (71.5%) of quarters with ITS detection in the IVP in comparison to 1076/1604 (67.1%) of quarters in the CPT treated group. The quarter-level CM incidence risk was low (45 cases out 4,324 quarters; 1.04%). The overall cow-level CM risk was 4.1% (44/1081), with 20/540 (3.7%) cases in animals in the IVP group and 24/541 (4.4%) cases in animals in the CPT group. The IVP was noninferior to the CPT for cow-level mastitis incidence. The median SCC for all animals was 23,000 cells/mL, with a mean of 92,000 cells/mL. The back-transformed estimated marginal mean estimated SCC was 84,800 (95% CI 75,200-95,600) cells/mL for animals in the IVP group, and 98,800 (95% CI 87,600-111,300) cells/mL for animals in the CPT group. The IVP was, therefore, noninferior for all outcomes measured.
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- P Mehrtens
- MSD Animal Health, Wellington, 33 Whakatiki Street, Trentham, Upper Hutt, New Zealand, 5140.
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- EpiVets, 565 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu, New Zealand, 3800
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- EpiVets, 565 Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu, New Zealand, 3800
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- Rangiora Vet Centre, 181 Lehmans Road, Rangiora, New Zealand, 7471
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Peña-Mosca F, Dean C, Machado V, Fernandes L, Pinedo P, Doster E, Heins B, Sharpe K, Ray T, Feijoo V, Antunes A, Baumann C, Wehri T, Noyes N, Caixeta L. Investigation of intramammary infections in primiparous cows during early lactation on organic dairy farms. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:9377-9392. [PMID: 37641314 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-23036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that organically raised dairy cows have an increased prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus compared with conventionally raised dairy cows. However, little information exists about the dynamics of intramammary infection (IMI) in primiparous cows during early lactation on organic dairy farms. The objective of this study was to describe the IMI dynamics of primiparous cows on certified organic farms during early lactation. This longitudinal study enrolled 503 primiparous cows from 5 organic dairy farms from February 2019 to January 2020. Quarter-level milk samples were collected aseptically on a weekly basis during the first 5 wk of lactation. Samples were pooled by cow and time point into composite samples inside a sterilized laminar hood and submitted for microbiological culture. For each of the different microorganisms identified, we estimated the prevalence in each postpartum sample, period prevalence (PP), cumulative incidence, and persistence of IMI. Logistic regression models were used to investigate whether the prevalence of IMI differed by farm or sampling time points and whether IMI persistence differed between detected microorganisms. Our findings revealed a high prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus (PP = 18.9%), non-aureus staphylococci and closely related mammaliicoccal species (PP = 52.1%), and Streptococcus spp. and Streptococcus-like organisms (PP = 32.1%) within the study population. The prevalence of these microorganisms varied significantly between farms. Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus chromogenes exhibited significantly higher IMI persistence compared with other detected bacterial taxa, confirming the divergent epidemiological behavior in terms of IMI chronicity across different microorganisms. This study improves our understanding of the epidemiology of mastitis-causing pathogens in organically raised primiparous cows, which can be used to tailor mastitis control plans for this unique yet growing subpopulation of dairy cows.
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- Felipe Peña-Mosca
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80521
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108.
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Fischer-Tenhagen C, Bohm D, Finnah A, Arlt S, Schlesinger S, Borchardt S, Sutter F, Tippenhauer CM, Heuwieser W, Venjakob PL. Residue Concentrations of Cloxacillin in Milk after Intramammary Dry Cow Treatment Considering Dry Period Length. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2558. [PMID: 37627348 PMCID: PMC10451617 DOI: 10.3390/ani13162558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Dry cow treatment with an intramammary antibiotic is recommended to reduce the risk of mastitis at the beginning of the next lactation. The dry period may be shortened unintentionally, affecting antibiotic residue depletion and the time when residues reach concentrations below the maximum residue limit (MRL). The objective of this study was to evaluate residue depletion in milk after dry cow treatment with cloxacillin, considering dry periods of 14 (G14d), 21 (G21d), and 28 d (G28d). Overall, fifteen cows with 60 udder quarters were included in the study. For each cow, three of the udder quarters were treated with 1000 mg cloxacillin benzathine (2:1) on d 252, d 259, and d 266 of gestation; one quarter was left untreated. Milk samples were drawn until 20 DIM and milk composition, somatic cell count and cloxacillin residues were analyzed. The HPLC-MS/MS revealed different excretion kinetics for the compounds cloxacillin and cloxacillin benzathine (1:1). All cows showed a cloxacillin and cloxacillin benzathine (1:1) concentration below the MRL of 30 µg/kg after 5 d. In the udder quarters of G21d and G28d, the cloxacillin concentration was already below the MRL at first milking after calving. The cloxacillin benzathine (1:1) concentration in the milk of G28d, G21d, and G14d fell below 30 µg/kg on the 5th, 3rd, and 5th DIM, respectively. Shortening the dry period affects residue depletion after dry cow treatment with cloxacillin. The risk of exceeding the MRL, however, seems low, even with dry periods shorter than 14 d.
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- Carola Fischer-Tenhagen
- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
- Center for Protection of Experimental Animals, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Alt Marienfelde 17-21, 12277 Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Gerichtstraße 49, 13347 Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), Gerichtstraße 49, 13347 Berlin, Germany
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königsweg 65, 14163 Berlin, Germany; (S.A.)
- Clinic for Ruminants, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 104, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Filippone Pavesi L, Pollera C, Sala G, Cremonesi P, Monistero V, Biscarini F, Bronzo V. Effect of the Selective Dry Cow Therapy on Udder Health and Milk Microbiota. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:1259. [PMID: 37627678 PMCID: PMC10451862 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12081259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Recently, the use of antimicrobials on dairy farms has been significantly limited from both the legislative and consumer points of view. This study aims to check the efficacy of selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) versus blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT) on bovine udder in healthy animals. SDTC is when an antibiotic is administered only to infected cows, compared with BDCT, where all cows receive an antimicrobial, regardless of their infection status. The milk samples were collected from enrolled Holstein Friesian cows 7 days before dry-off (T0) and 10 days after calving (T1) to assess somatic cell count (SCC), intramammary infections (IMIs), and milk microbiota variation. After pre-drying sampling, cows are randomly assigned to the following treatments: internal teat sealant alone (ITS; 24 cows), which is a treatment in a cow that does not receive antibiotics in SDTC, or in combination with intramammary antibiotic treatment (A+ITS; 22 cows). Non-statistically significant results are found between the two treatment groups at T1 for SCC, milk yield, and alpha diversity in milk microbiota. A statistically (p < 0.033) T1 IMI decrease is reported in the A+ITS group, and a significant beta diversity analysis is shown between the two timepoints (p = 0.009). This study confirms the possibility of selective drying without new IMI risk or increased SCC at calving, considering healthy cows without contagious infections and SCC values >200,000 cells/mL in the previous lactation.
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- Laura Filippone Pavesi
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (L.F.P.); (C.P.); (V.M.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (L.F.P.); (C.P.); (V.M.); (V.B.)
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Pisa, Via Livornese (SP-22), 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council (CNR), Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milan, Italy; (P.C.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (L.F.P.); (C.P.); (V.M.); (V.B.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology, National Research Council (CNR), Via Bassini 15, 20133 Milan, Italy; (P.C.); (F.B.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy; (L.F.P.); (C.P.); (V.M.); (V.B.)
- Laboratory of Animal Infectious Diseases—MiLab, University of Milan, Via dell’Università 6, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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Plate P, van Winden S. A Comparison of Dry Period Outcomes after Selective Dry Cow Therapy Carried Out by Farm Staff versus Veterinary Students in a Low-Cell-Count Dairy Herd. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:2318. [PMID: 37508095 PMCID: PMC10376108 DOI: 10.3390/ani13142318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Selective dry cow therapy is widely promoted in many countries worldwide, however, concerns have been raised about the consequences of the unhygienic application of preparations by untrained operators, especially if no antimicrobials are being used, risking deteriorating mastitis outcomes. (2) Method: This study follows up on cows being dried off by farm staff and those dried off by final-year veterinary students and first-year graduate interns in a supervised training session. Subsequent mastitis parameters and culling data in a single herd with a low somatic cell count were evaluated. (3) Results: A total of 316 dry periods were enrolled in the study. There was no significant difference in the percentage of cows showing at least one high SCC reading within 90 days of the following lactation or cows with at least one case of clinical mastitis within the same period, neither in the total nor in the subset of cows dried off without an antimicrobial. Dry period cure rates and dry period new infection rates were similar too, as was the percentage of cows surviving in the herd after six months. The risk of culling within twelve months post-drying off was lower in cows dried off by students, the difference in survival manifesting itself from 150 days post-drying off, which is an unexplained finding. (4) Conclusion: Well-supervised practical training sessions on drying off routine can be responsibly implemented on well-managed commercial dairy herds.
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- Peter Plate
- Farm Animal Health and Production Group, Department for Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK
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- Farm Animal Health and Production Group, Department for Pathobiology and Population Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA, UK
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Dziuba M, Caixeta LS, Boyum B, Godden S, Royster E, Rowe S. Negatively controlled trial investigating the effects of dry cow therapy on clinical mastitis and culling in multiparous cows. J Dairy Sci 2023:S0022-0302(23)00358-2. [PMID: 37349210 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Blanket dry cow therapy (DCT) is a major contributor to overall antibiotic usage on dairy farms in the United States. With low prevalence of intramammary infections at dry-off in US herds today, alternative DCT approaches have been the focus of much research. We hypothesized that complete cessation of DCT [i.e., use of internal teat sealants (ITS) only at dry-off] could be a practical alternative to blanket DCT in well-managed herds. The objective of this negatively controlled clinical trial was to determine the effects of DCT on clinical mastitis (CM) and removal from the herd during the dry period and the first 200 d of the subsequent lactation in multiparous dairy cows treated with only ITS at dry-off. As a secondary objective, we conducted exploratory analysis to identify subpopulations in the herd (based on parity, previous CM history, and dry-period length) where DCT would not affect postcalving udder health, to generate hypotheses about potential alternative selective DCT programs. The study was conducted in a commercial dairy herd in South Dakota from June 2020 to January 2021. Dry-off sessions (n = 43) were scheduled such that all cows at a given session were dried off using ITS alone (ITS only, n = 20 sessions, n = 1,108 cows) or an intramammary DCT product containing 500 mg of cloxacillin (Dry-Clox, Boehringer Ingelheim) followed by ITS (ITS+ABX, n = 23 sessions, n = 1,331 cows). Culling and CM events were recorded by farm workers who were blinded to the treatment status of cows. Hazard ratios (HR) for the effects of the treatment group on CM and removal from the herd were estimated using multivariable Cox proportional hazards, adjusting for the clustered treatment allocation strategy. Risk of removal from the herd during the dry period was lower in ITS+ABX than ITS-only cows (1.1 vs. 2.7%; HR = 0.45; 95% CI: 0.25 to 0.81). Risk of removal from the herd during the first 200 d of lactation was similar in ITS+ABX and ITS-only cows (17.3 vs. 18.0%; HR = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.82 to 1.18). Risk of CM during the first 200 d of lactation was lower in ITS+ABX cows (6.9%; HR = 0.56; 95% CI: 0.41 to 0.76) compared with ITS-only cows (13.4%). The beneficial effects of DCT on CM and removal from the herd were consistently observed across strata of parity, previous CM history, and dry-period length, indicating that no subpopulations could be identified to withhold DCT. The findings from this study indicate that the omission of DCT from the dry-off procedure, when udder health is not taken into consideration, in multiparous cows can have a negative effect on cow health and welfare. Findings from previous research suggest that culture- or algorithm-guided selective dry cow therapy are likely to be safer approaches to improving antibiotic stewardship.
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- Monika Dziuba
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824; Riverview LLP, Morris, MN 56267
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108
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- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia.
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Lipkens Z, Piepers S, De Vliegher S. Impact of Selective Dry Cow Therapy on Antimicrobial Consumption, Udder Health, Milk Yield, and Culling Hazard in Commercial Dairy Herds. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:antibiotics12050901. [PMID: 37237804 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12050901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The main objective of the study was to evaluate whether or not implementing selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) on commercial dairy farms reduces antimicrobial consumption without negatively affecting future performances when compared to blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT). Twelve commercial herds in the Flemish region of Belgium with overall good udder health management were enrolled in a randomized control trial, including 466 cows that were assigned to a BDCT (n = 244) or SDCT (n = 222) group within herds. Cows in the SDCT group were dried off with internal teat sealants combined or not with long-acting antimicrobials according to a predefined algorithm based on test-day somatic cell count (SCC) data. Total antimicrobial use for udder health between drying off and 100 days in milk was significantly lower in the SDCT group (i.e., a mean of 1.06 defined the course dose) compared to the BDCT group (i.e., a mean of 1.25 defined the course dose), although with substantial variation between herds. Test-day SCC values, milk yield, and the clinical mastitis and culling hazard in the first 100 days in milk did not differ between the BDCT and SDCT groups. SCC-based and algorithm-guided SDCT is suggested to decrease the overall use of antimicrobials without jeopardizing cows' udder health and milk yield.
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- M-team & Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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- M-team & Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Reproduction and Population Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
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Rowe S, Kabera F, Dufour S, Godden S, Roy JP, Nydam D. Selective dry-cow therapy can be implemented successfully in cows of all milk production levels. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:1953-1967. [PMID: 36653288 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Antibiotic stewardship on dairy farms can be heightened through the implementation of selective dry-cow therapy (SDCT). However, some producers are concerned that this practice may be related to poor udder health outcomes in cows with high milk production at the time of dry-off. The objective of this study was to evaluate if the effect of culture-guided SDCT (Cult-SDCT) and algorithm-guided SDCT (Alg-SDCT) on dry-period intramammary infection (IMI) dynamics and postcalving udder health and performance [when compared with blanket dry-cow therapy (BDCT)] varied according to milk production level before dry-off. Data were compiled from clinical trials conducted in the United States and Canada that compared Cult-SDCT and Alg-SDCT to a positive control, i.e., BDCT. In those trials, cows were enrolled 1-2 d before dry-off, randomized to their dry-cow therapy strategy and followed until 120 d in milk of the subsequent lactation. The number of cows and quarters in the final data set were 1,485 and 5,097, respectively. Measured outcomes included quarter-level antibiotic use at dry-off, quarter-level IMI prevalence after calving, quarter-level dry-period IMI cure risk, quarter-level dry-period new IMI risk, cow-level clinical mastitis and removal from the herd during 1-120 d in milk, and somatic cell count and milk yield during 1-120 DIM. The primary objective of analysis was to investigate if the effect of Cult-SDCT and Alg-SDCT on these outcomes, when compared with BDCT, varied according to milk production level before dry-off. To do this, each cow was classified as having low, mid or high production, based on her milk yield tertile group at the most recent herd test before enrollment (low: <23.7 kg/d, mid: 23.7 to 30.4 kg/d, and high >30.4 kg/d). Multivariable generalized estimating equations were used to estimate risk differences and differences in means, and Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios. For Cult-SDCT, the proportion of quarters treated with dry-cow antibiotics within each milk production level were 40.7% (low), 41.7% (mid) and 47.2% (high). For Alg-SDCT, the proportions were 60.6% (low), 38.7% (mid), and 35.1% (high). Measures of udder health were not markedly different when comparing Cult-SDCT to BDCT and Alg-SDCT to BDCT. This was consistently observed in low, mid and high producing cows. In conclusion, the findings from this study indicate that Cult-SDCT and Alg-SDCT can be successfully implemented in cows of all milk production levels.
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- Sam Rowe
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia; Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
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- Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 2M2; Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 2M2
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- Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 2M2; Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 2M2
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 2M2; Département de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 2M2
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- Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Kurban D, Roy JP, Kabera F, Fréchette A, Um MM, Albaaj A, Rowe S, Godden S, Adkins PRF, Middleton JR, Gauthier ML, Keefe GP, DeVries TJ, Kelton DF, Moroni P, Veiga dos Santos M, Barkema HW, Dufour S. Diagnosing Intramammary Infection: Meta-Analysis and Mapping Review on Frequency and Udder Health Relevance of Microorganism Species Isolated from Bovine Milk Samples. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12233288. [PMID: 36496808 PMCID: PMC9738497 DOI: 10.3390/ani12233288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry provides accurate species-level identification of many, microorganisms retrieved from bovine milk samples. However, not all those microorganisms are pathogenic. Our study aimed to: (1) determine the species-specific prevalence of microorganisms identified in bovine milk of apparently healthy lactating quarters vs. quarters with clinical mastitis (CM); and (2) map current information and knowledge gaps on udder health relevance of microorganisms retrieved from bovine milk samples. A mixed study design (meta-analysis and mapping review) was chosen. We gathered several large Canadian, US and Brazilian data sets of MALDI-TOF results for organisms cultured from quarter milk samples. For meta-analysis, two datasets (apparently healthy quarters vs. CM samples) were organized. A series of meta-analyses was conducted to determine microorganisms' prevalence. Then, each species reported was searched through PubMed to investigate whether inflammation (increased somatic cell count (SCC) or signs of CM) was associated with microorganism's recovery from milk. A total of 294 different species of microorganisms recovered from milk samples were identified. Among 50,429 quarter-milk samples from apparently healthy quarters, the 5 most frequent species were Staphylococcus chromogenes (6.7%, 95% CI 4.5-9.2%), Aerococcus viridans (1.6%, 95% CI 0.4-3.5%), Staphylococcus aureus (1.5%, 95% CI 0.5-2.8%), Staphylococcus haemolyticus (0.9%, 95% CI 0.4-1.5%), and Staphylococcus epidermidis (0.7%, 95% CI 0.2-1.6%). Among the 43,924 quarter-milk CM samples, the 5 most frequent species were Escherichia coli (11%, 95% CI 8.1-14.3%), Streptococcus uberis (8.5%, 95% CI 5.3-12.2%), Streptococcus dysgalactiae (7.8%, 95% CI 4.9-11.5%), Staphylococcus aureus (7.8%, 95% CI 4.4-11.9%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (5.6%, 95% CI 3.4-8.2%). When conducting the PubMed literature search, there were 206 species identified by MALDI-TOF for which we were not able to find any information regarding their association with CM or SCC. Some of them, however, were frequently isolated in our multi-country dataset from the milk of quarters with CM (e.g., Citrobacter koseri, Enterococcus saccharolyticus, Streptococcus gallolyticus). Our study provides guidance to veterinarians for interpretation of milk bacteriology results obtained using MALDI-TOF and identifies knowledge gaps for future research.
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- Daryna Kurban
- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Research Group Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Correspondence: (D.K.); (S.D.)
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Research Group Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Research Group Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Research Group Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Research Group Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Research Group Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW 2570, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ), Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
- Dipartimento Medicina Veterinaria e Scienze Animali, Universita’ Degli Studi di Milano, 26900 Lodi, Italy
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga 13630-000, SP, Brazil
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- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Research Group Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 2M2, Canada
- Correspondence: (D.K.); (S.D.)
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Effectiveness of Intramammary Antibiotics, Internal Teat Sealants, or Both at Dry-Off in Dairy Cows: Milk Production and Somatic Cell Count Outcomes. Vet Sci 2022; 9:vetsci9100559. [PMID: 36288172 PMCID: PMC9608262 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9100559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Mastitis is the greatest disease challenge for dairy producers, with substantial economic impacts due to lost milk production. Amongst the approaches implemented to control and prevent mastitis on dairies are vaccination, pre- and post-milking teat dips, and treatments at dry-off including intramammary antibiotics and teat sealants. The objectives of our study were to evaluate the effect of different treatments at dry-off on the subsequent lactation's milk production and somatic cell count (SCC). A single-blinded controlled block randomized clinical trial was conducted between December 2016 and August 2018 on eight herds from four of the top ten milk-producing counties in California: Tulare, Kings, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin. The trial was repeated with cows enrolled during the winter and summer seasons to account for seasonal variability. Eligible cows were treated at dry-off with either intramammary antibiotics (AB), internal teat sealant (TS), AB + TS, or did not receive any treatment (control), and were followed through 150 days in milk (DIM) post-calving. The milk production and SCC data were extracted from monthly test day milk records (Dairy Comp 305, Valley Ag Software, Tulare, CA, USA). Two-piece spline linear mixed models were used to model the milk production (kg) and natural logarithm-transformed SCC. After accounting for parity, breed, season, and dry period duration, the milk model showed a significant increase in milk production (1.84 kg/day) in cows treated with AB + TS at dry-off in comparison to controls. There was no significant difference in the milk produced by cows that received either AB or TS (0.12 kg/day, and 0.67 kg/day, respectively) in comparison to the untreated cows. Different dry cow treatments were associated with a significant reduction in ln SCC during the first 150 DIM. The greatest reduction was associated with using AB + TS, followed by AB, and finally TS in comparison to controls. Dairies with high SCC may benefit from treating cows at dry-off with AB, TS, or both.
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Goncalves JL, Young J, Leite RDF, Fidelis CE, Trevisoli PA, Coutinho LL, Silva NCC, Cue RI, Rall VLM, dos Santos MV. The Impact of Selective Dry Cow Therapy Adopted in a Brazilian Farm on Bacterial Diversity and the Abundance of Quarter Milk. Vet Sci 2022; 9:vetsci9100550. [PMID: 36288163 PMCID: PMC9606860 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9100550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary The current study sought to assess the impact of selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) (protocol 1: antibiotics combined with internal teat sealant (ITS); vs. protocol 2: ITS alone) on bacterial diversity and the abundance of quarter milk. Based on the results of bacteriological culturing, the quarters (n = 313) were categorized as healthy, cured, persistent, and new intramammary infection. The bacterial diversity was similar when comparing both healthy and cured quarters submitted to both drying-off protocols. Although healthy cows that were treated at drying-off using only teat sealant showed no alteration in the alpha and beta diversity of bacteria, they showed a higher abundance of bacterial groups that may be beneficial to or commensals of the mammary gland, which implies that antibiotic therapy should be reserved for mammary quarters with a history of mastitis. Abstract We aimed to evaluate the impact of selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) (protocol 1: antimicrobial combined with internal teat sealant (ITS); vs. protocol 2: ITS alone) on bacterial diversity and the abundance of quarter milk. Eighty high production cows (parity ≤ 3 and an average milk yield of 36.5 kg/cow/day) from the largest Brazilian dairy herd available were randomly selected; milk quarter samples were collected for microbiological culture (MC) on the day of drying-off (n = 313) and on day 7 post-calving (n = 313). Based on the results of the MC before and after calving, 240 quarters out of 313 were considered healthy, 38 were cured, 29 showed new infections and 6 had persistent infections. Mammary quarters were randomly selected based on intramammary information status and SDCT protocols for bacterial diversity analyses. The bacterial diversity was similar when comparing both healthy and cured quarters submitted to both drying-off protocols. Despite healthy cows that were treated at dry-off using only teat sealant showing no alteration in the alpha and beta bacterial diversity, they did show a higher abundance of bacterial groups that may be beneficial to or commensals of the mammary gland, which implies that antibiotic therapy should be reserved for mammary quarters with a history of mastitis.
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- Juliano L. Goncalves
- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga, São Paulo 13635-900, Brazil
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, MI 48864, USA
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW), Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga, São Paulo 13635-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga, São Paulo 13635-900, Brazil
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo 13418-900, Brazil
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- Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba, São Paulo 13418-900, Brazil
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- Department of Food Science and nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-862, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Quebec, QC H9X 3V9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-689, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Production, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of São Paulo (USP), Pirassununga, São Paulo 13635-900, Brazil
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Realities, Challenges and Benefits of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Dairy Practice in the United States. Microorganisms 2022; 10:microorganisms10081626. [PMID: 36014044 PMCID: PMC9415423 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10081626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The use of antimicrobials for the treatment of food-producing animals is increasingly scrutinized and regulated based on concerns about maintaining the efficacy of antimicrobials used to treat important human diseases. Consumers are skeptical about the use of antibiotics in dairy cows, while dairy producers and veterinarians demonstrate ambivalence about maintaining animal welfare with reduced antimicrobial usage. Antimicrobial stewardship refers to proactive actions taken to preserve the efficacy of antimicrobials and emphasizes the prevention of bacterial diseases and use of evidence-based treatment protocols. The ability to broadly implement antimicrobial stewardship in the dairy industry is based on the recognition of appropriate antimicrobial usage as well as an understanding of the benefits of participating in such programs. The most common reason for the use of antimicrobials on dairy farms is the intramammary treatment of cows affected with clinical mastitis or at dry off. Based on national sales data, intramammary treatments comprise < 1% of overall antimicrobial use for food-producing animals, but a large proportion of that usage is a third-generation cephalosporin, which is classified as a highest-priority, critically important antimicrobial. Opportunities exist to improve the use of antimicrobials in dairy practice. While there are barriers to the increased adoption of antimicrobial stewardship principles, the structured nature of dairy practice and existing emphasis on disease prevention provides an opportunity to easily integrate principles of antimicrobial stewardship into daily veterinary practice. The purpose of this paper is to define elements of antimicrobial stewardship in dairy practice and discuss the challenges and potential benefits associated with these concepts.
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McCubbin KD, de Jong E, Lam TJGM, Kelton DF, Middleton JR, McDougall S, De Vliegher S, Godden S, Rajala-Schultz PJ, Rowe S, Speksnijder DC, Kastelic JP, Barkema HW. Invited review: Selective use of antimicrobials in dairy cattle at drying-off. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:7161-7189. [PMID: 35931474 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
Administering intramammary antimicrobials to all mammary quarters of dairy cows at drying-off [i.e., blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT)] has been a mainstay of mastitis prevention and control. However, as udder health has considerably improved over recent decades with reductions in intramammary infection prevalence at drying-off and the introduction of teat sealants, BDCT may no longer be necessary on all dairy farms, thereby supporting antimicrobial stewardship efforts. This narrative review summarizes available literature regarding current dry cow therapy practices and associated impacts of selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) on udder health, milk production, economics, antimicrobial use, and antimicrobial resistance. Various methods to identify infections at drying-off that could benefit from antimicrobial treatment are described for selecting cows or mammary quarters for treatment, including utilizing somatic cell count thresholds, pathogen identification, previous clinical mastitis history, or a combination of criteria. Selection methods may be enacted at the herd, cow, or quarter levels. Producers' and veterinarians' motivations for antimicrobial use are discussed. Based on review findings, SDCT can be adopted without negative consequences for udder health and milk production, and concurrent teat sealant use is recommended, especially in udder quarters receiving no intramammary antimicrobials. Furthermore, herd selection should be considered for SDCT implementation in addition to cow or quarter selection, as BDCT may still be temporarily necessary in some herds for optimal mastitis control. Costs and benefits of SDCT vary among herds, whereas impacts on antimicrobial resistance remain unclear. In summary, SDCT is a viable management option for maintaining udder health and milk production while improving antimicrobial stewardship in the dairy industry.
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- Kayley D McCubbin
- Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1; One Health at UCalgary, University of Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1; One Health at UCalgary, University of Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584CS Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211
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- Cognosco, Anexa FVC Morrinsville, PO Box 21, Morrinsville 3340, New Zealand; School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North 4474, New Zealand
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- M-team and Mastitis and Milk Quality Research Unit, Department of Reproduction, Obstetrics, and Herd Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, 9820, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, 04920 Saarentaus, Finland
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- Faculty of Science, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia
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- Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, 3584CS Utrecht, the Netherlands; University Farm Animal Clinic ULP, 3481LZ Harmelen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1; One Health at UCalgary, University of Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1.
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Kikuchi M, Okabe T, Shimizu H, Matsui T, Matsuda F, Haga T, Fujimoto K, Endo Y, Sugiura K. Evaluating the antimicrobial use on dairy farms in Chiba Prefecture in Japan using the antimicrobial treatment incidence, an indicator based on Japanese defined daily doses from 2014-2016. J Vet Med Sci 2022; 84:1164-1174. [PMID: 35831121 PMCID: PMC9523296 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.21-0672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The use of antimicrobial agents in food-producing animals may lead to the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria of animal origin. However, there is a paucity of data
on the quantity of antimicrobials use on dairy farms in Japan. This study describes antimicrobial use on dairy farms from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2016 in five administrative districts
(central, eastern, western, southern and northern) of Chiba Prefecture. The use of antimicrobial agents in dairy cattle over these three years was evaluated in terms of the antimicrobial
treatment incidence (ATI; theoretical number of animals per 1,000 animal-days subjected to antimicrobial treatment) using data collected from a total of 442 dairy farms in that prefecture.
Our results revealed that the average ATI on these farms for these years ranged from 38.7 to 39.4 with no significant difference between years and that the average ATI for these
administrative districts varied between 32.9 and 43.2 with a significant variation between some of the districts. Approximately 84% of antimicrobials were administered intramammarily, 13–14%
by injection and 1–2% orally. Scenario analyses were performed to assess the effect of changes in some of the defined daily dose (DDDjp) values used to calculate the ATI. Our results
revealed that the calculated ATI is considerably affected by the changes in the long-acting factor used for assigning the DDDjp values of intramammary products for dry cows and the way in
which DDD values are assigned for combination products.
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- Masato Kikuchi
- Chiba Prefectural Agricultural Mutual Aid Association.,Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Chiba Prefectural Agricultural Mutual Aid Association
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Environmental Sciences for Sustainable Development, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Environmental Sciences for Sustainable Development, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Environmental Sciences for Sustainable Development, Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo.,Nippon Institute for Biological Science
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Dean CJ, Peña-Mosca F, Ray T, Heins BJ, Machado VS, Pinedo PJ, Caixeta LS, Noyes NR. Evaluation of Contamination in Milk Samples Pooled From Independently Collected Quarters Within a Laboratory Setting. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:818778. [PMID: 35782536 PMCID: PMC9244618 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.818778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
The primary objective of this observational study was to evaluate the prevalence of contamination from independently collected quarter-level milk samples pooled in a laboratory and subjected to bacterial culture. To address this objective, weekly quarter-level milk samples were collected longitudinally from a cohort of 503 primiparous cows from five organic dairy farms during the first 5 weeks after calving. Individual quarter milk samples were pooled in a laboratory using aseptic technique (“lab-pooled”) and subjected to bacterial culture. In the sample set of 2,006 lab-pooled milk samples, 207 (10.3%) were classified as contaminated using a standard definition (i.e., growth of three or more distinct microorganisms). Subsequent culturing of corresponding quarter-level milk samples revealed that many of the contaminated lab-pooled sample results (i.e., 46.7%) were the result of intramammary infections with different pathogens across the quarters, rather than actual contamination within any single quarter (i.e., “true contamination”). The odds of true contamination were lower when the lab-pooled sample exhibited growth of three microorganisms compared to more than 3 microorganisms. Our findings suggest that pooling of quarter samples within a laboratory setting may yield lower rates of contamination compared to those previously reported from samples composited on-farm, but that current cut-offs to define contamination may need to be evaluated for use with lab-pooled samples. Further investigation of use of lab-pooled samples may be warranted to reduce costs while still providing useful scientific insight.
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- Chris J. Dean
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
- *Correspondence: Noelle R. Noyes
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Adkins PRF, Placheta LM, Borchers MR, Bewley JM, Middleton JR. Distribution of staphylococcal and mammaliicoccal species from compost-bedded pack or sand-bedded freestall dairy farms. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:6261-6270. [PMID: 35570045 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The purpose of this prospective observational study was to determine whether dairy cattle housing types were associated with staphylococcal and mammaliicoccal populations found on teat skin, bedding, and in bulk tank milk. Twenty herds (n = 10 sand-bedded freestall herds; n = 10 compost-bedded pack herds) were enrolled. Each herd was visited twice for sample collection, and at each visit, 5 niches were sampled, including bulk tank milk, composite teat skin swab samples collected before premilking teat preparation, composite teat skin swab samples collected after premilking teat preparation, unused fresh bedding, and used bedding. All samples were plated on Mannitol salt agar and Columbia blood agar and staphylococcal-like colonies were selected for further evaluation. Bacterial colonies were speciated using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. All species were grouped into 4 categories included host-adapted, opportunistic, environmental, and unclassified. Absolute numbers and proportions of each genus and species were calculated. Proportional data were compared between groups using Fisher's exact test. Data representing 471 staphylococcal-like organisms were analyzed. Overall, 27 different staphylococcal and mammaliicoccal species were identified. Staphylococcus chromogenes was the only species identified from all 20 farms. A total of 20 different staphylococcal-like species were identified from bulk tank milk samples with the most prevalent species being S. chromogenes, followed by Staphylococcus aureus and Mammaliicoccus sciuri. Overall, more staphylococcal and mammaliicoccal isolates were identified among used bedding than unused bedding. The increased numbers of isolates within used bedding were primarily from used sand bedding samples, with 79% (76/96) of used bedding isolates being identified from sand bedding and only 20.8% (20/96) from used compost-bedded pack samples. When comparing categories found among sample types, more unclassified species were found in used sand bedding than in used compost-bedded pack samples. This finding is possibly related to the composting temperatures resulting in reduced growth or destruction of bacterial species. The prevalence of S. aureus was high in bulk tank milk for all herds, regardless of herd type, which may represent the influence of unmeasured management factors. Overall, staphylococcal and mammaliicoccal species were highly prevalent among samples from both farm types.
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- P R F Adkins
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211
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- Department of Animal and Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40546; Zoetis Inc., Kalamazoo, MI 49007
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- Department of Animal and Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40546; Holstein Association USA, Brattleboro, VT 05302
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211
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Huang CH, Fujihara I, Kusaba N. Effect of selective dry cow therapy on dry period intramammary infection dynamics and their association with management factors in Japan. Anim Sci J 2022; 93:e13718. [PMID: 35417050 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) allocates antibiotics in the dry period to cows or quarters with a high risk of intramammary infection (IMI), potentially improving antibiotic stewardship. However, SDCT has not been used in Japan, possibly due to concerns of negative impacts on udder health. This research aims to evaluate how the SDCT use affected dry period IMI dynamics in Japan. Additionally, the effects of management factors were also considered. At dry-off, 44 cows received antibiotics plus external teat sealant or external sealant in isolation based on their IMI risk, which was assessed using milk culture, a modified California mastitis test (CMT), and mastitis records. The SDCT approach allowed antibiotic use to be reduced by 33.7%. However, quarters with a low risk of infection who received no antibiotics had a numerically higher prevalence of IMI before calving than those who received antibiotics (28.6% vs. 19.2%). In addition, an increased risk of IMI in quarters without antibiotics was also attributed to poor herd hygiene and a shorter duration of external teat sealant adherence. The result suggests that these factors influence the outcome of an SDCT program. Therefore, a uniform recommendation for dry cow herd management may not be optimal.
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- Che-Hsuan Huang
- Field Center of Animal Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Field Center of Animal Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Field Center of Animal Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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Tijs SHW, Holstege MMC, Scherpenzeel CGM, Santman-Berends IMGA, Velthuis AGJ, Lam TJGM. Effect of selective dry cow treatment on udder health and antimicrobial usage on Dutch dairy farms. J Dairy Sci 2022; 105:5381-5392. [PMID: 35379456 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-21026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Since 2013, selective dry cow treatment (SDCT) has been the standard approach in the Netherlands where farmers select cows for the use of antimicrobials at drying-off. Shortly after its introduction, antimicrobial usage decreased significantly, and no significant association was found between the level of SDCT and clinical mastitis (CM). Obviously, at that time long-term associations could not be evaluated. This study aimed to provide insight into the methods and level of implementation of SDCT on Dutch dairy farms with a conventional milking system (CMS) or an automatic milking system (AMS) in 2016 and 2017, several years after the implementation of SDCT. Udder health and antimicrobial use were also assessed. For this study, 262 farmers recorded dry cow treatments as well as all CM cases in the period from May 1, 2016, until April 30, 2017. Additionally, somatic cell count (SCC) data on cow and herd level, treatment data on herd level and questionnaire results on udder health management were collected. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with differences between milking systems being evaluated using nonparametric univariable statistics. In the study period, SDCT was applied on almost all (98.8%) of the participating dairy farms. The main reason for applying antimicrobials at drying-off was either the SCC history during the complete previous lactation or the SCC at the last milk recording before drying-off. The median percentage of cows treated with antimicrobials was 48.5%. The average incidence rate of CM was 27.3 cases per 100 cows per year. From all CM cases that were registered per herd, on average 32.8% were scored as mild, 42.2% as moderate, and 25.0% as severe CM. The mean bulk tank SCC of the herds was 168,989 cells/mL. A cow was considered to have subclinical mastitis (SCM) if individual SCC was ≥150,000 cells/mL for primiparous and ≥250,000 cells/mL for multiparous cows. Passing these threshold values after 2 earlier low SCC values was considered a new case of SCM. The mean incidence rate of SCM in these herds was 62.5 cases per 100 cows per year. Bulk tank SCC and the incidence rate of SCM on farms with a CMS were statistically lower than on farms with an AMS, whereas the incidence rate of CM did not significantly differ between both groups of farms. The AMS farms had more cows per herd treated with antimicrobials at drying-off and a larger proportion of severe CM cases than did CMS farms. It is unknown whether the differences are due to the milking system or to other differences between both types of farms. This study showed the level of adoption of SDCT, udder health, and antimicrobial usage parameters several years after the ban on the preventive use of antimicrobials in animal husbandry. It found that udder health parameters did not differ from those found in Dutch studies before and around the time of implementing SDCT, whereas SDCT was widely applied on Dutch dairy farms during the study period. Therefore, it was concluded that Dutch dairy farmers were able to handle the changed policy of antimicrobial use at drying-off while maintaining indicators of a good udder health.
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- S H W Tijs
- Royal GD, PO Box 9, 7400 AA Deventer, the Netherlands.
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- Royal GD, PO Box 9, 7400 AA Deventer, the Netherlands; Aeres University of Applied Animal Science Dronten, De Drieslag 4, 8251 JZ Dronten, the Netherlands
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- Royal GD, PO Box 9, 7400 AA Deventer, the Netherlands; Department Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, PO Box 80151, 3508 TD Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Lan R, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Fu S, Gao Y, Gao X, Zhang J, Han X, Phouthapane V, Xu Y, Miao J. Reduction of ROS-HIF1α-driven glycolysis by taurine alleviates Streptococcus uberis infection. Food Funct 2022; 13:1774-1784. [PMID: 35112684 DOI: 10.1039/d1fo03909a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Antibiotic-resistant strains of Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) frequently cause clinical mastitis in dairy cows resulting in enormous economic losses. The regulation of immunometabolism is a promising strategy for controlling this bacterial infection. To investigate whether taurine alleviates S. uberis infection by the regulation of host glycolysis via HIF1α, the murine mammary epithelial cell line (EpH4-Ev) and C57BL/6J mice were challenged with S. uberis. Our data indicate that HIF1α-driven glycolysis promotes inflammation and damage in response to the S. uberis challenge. The activation of HIF1α is dependent on mTOR-mediated ROS production. These results were confirmed in vivo. Taurine, an intracellular metabolite present in most animal tissues, has been shown to effectively modulate HIF1α-triggered metabolic reprogramming and contributes to a reduction of inflammation, which reduces mammary tissue damage and prevents mammary gland dysfunction in S. uberis-induced mastitis. These data provide a novel putative prophylactic and therapeutic strategy for amelioration of dairy cow mastitis and bacterial inflammation.
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- Riguo Lan
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- National Research Center for Veterinary Vaccine Engineering and Technology of China, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Laos
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Niemi RE, Hovinen M, Rajala-Schultz PJ. Selective dry cow therapy effect on milk yield and somatic cell count: A retrospective cohort study. J Dairy Sci 2021; 105:1387-1401. [PMID: 34955269 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Antibiotic dry cow therapy (aDCT) at the end of lactation is an effective mastitis control measure. Selective dry cow therapy means that only infected or presumed-infected cows are treated, instead of aDCT being used as a treatment for all cows. Because antibiotic resistance poses a global threat, livestock production is under increasing pressure to reduce antibiotic use. Changes in management should not, however, impair animal welfare or cause significant economic losses. Our objective was to compare milk yield and somatic cell count (SCC) between aDCT-treated and untreated cows in herds that used selective aDCT, taking into account risk factors for reduced yield and high SCC. The information source was 2015 to 2017 Dairy Herd Improvement data, with 4,720 multiparous cows from 172 Finnish dairy farms. The response variables were test-day milk yield (kg/d) and naturally log-transformed composite SCC (×1,000 cells/mL) during the first 154 d in milk (DIM). The statistical tool was a linear mixed-effects model with 2-level random intercepts, cows nested within herds, and a first-order autoregressive [AR(1)] correlation structure. The overall proportion of aDCT-treated cows was 25% (1,176/4,720). Due to the interaction effect, SCC on the last test day prior to dry-off affected postcalving milk yield differently in aDCT-treated cows than in untreated cows. A higher SCC prior to dry-off correlated with a greater daily yield difference after calving between cows treated and untreated. The majority of cows had SCC < 200,000 cells/mL before dry-off, and as SCC before dry-off decreased, difference in yield between aDCT-treated and untreated cows decreased. Postcalving SCC was lower for aDCT-treated cows compared with untreated cows. To illustrate, for cows with an SCC of 200,000 cells/mL before dry-off, compared with untreated cows, aDCT-treated cows produced 0.97 kg/d more milk and, at 45 DIM, had an SCC that was 20,000 cells/mL lower. Higher late-lactation SCC and lactational mastitis treatments were associated with higher postcalving SCC. A dry period lasting more than 30 d was associated with higher yields but not with SCC. Our findings indicate that a missed aDCT treatment for a high-SCC cow has a negative effect on subsequent lactation milk yield and SCC, which emphasizes the importance of accurate selection of cows to be treated.
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- R E Niemi
- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Paroninkuja 20, 04920 Saarentaus, Finland.
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Paroninkuja 20, 04920 Saarentaus, Finland
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Paroninkuja 20, 04920 Saarentaus, Finland
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Weber J, Borchardt S, Seidel J, Schreiter R, Wehrle F, Donat K, Freick M. Effects of Selective Dry Cow Treatment on Intramammary Infection Risk after Calving, Cure Risk during the Dry Period, and Antibiotic Use at Drying-Off: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Current Literature (2000-2021). Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:3403. [PMID: 34944180 PMCID: PMC8698164 DOI: 10.3390/ani11123403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The objectives of this paper were (i) to perform a systematic review of the literature over the last 21 yr and (ii) to evaluate the efficacy of selective dry cow treatment (SDCT) vs. blanket dry cow treatment (BDCT) in dairy cows regarding the risk of intramammary infection (IMI) after calving, new IMI risk after calving, cure risk during the dry period, and a reduction in antibiotic use at drying-off by meta-analysis. The systematic search was carried out using the databases PubMed, CAB Direct, and ScienceDirect. A meta-analytical assessment was performed for each outcome of interest using random-effects models, and the relative risk (RR) for IMI and cure or the pooled proportion for antibiotic use was calculated. The final number of included studies was n = 3 for IMI risk after calving and n = 5 for new IMI risk after calving, cure risk during the dry period, and antibiotic use. The RR levels for IMI (RR, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.02, 0.94-1.11; p = 0.592), new IMI (RR, 95% CI: 1.06, 0.94-1.20; p = 0.994), and cure (RR, 95% CI: 1.00, 0.97-1.02; p = 0.661) did not differ significantly between SDCT and BDCT. Substantial heterogeneity was observed between the trials regarding the pooled proportion of antibiotic use within the SDCT groups (I2 = 97.7%; p < 0.001). This meta-analysis provides evidence that SDCT seems to be an adequate alternative to BDCT regarding udder health with a simultaneous reduction in antibiotic use. Limitations might arise because of the small number of studies included.
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- Jim Weber
- Veterinary Practice Zettlitz, 09306 Zettlitz, Germany;
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- Clinic for Animal Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Free University of Berlin, 14163 Berlin, Germany;
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- Faculty of Agriculture/Environment/Chemistry, HTW Dresden—University of Applied Sciences, 01326 Dresden, Germany;
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- ZAFT e.V., Center for Applied Research and Technology, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
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- Animal Health Service, Thuringian Animal Diseases Fund, 07745 Jena, Germany; (F.W.); (K.D.)
- Clinic for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology of Large and Small Animals with Veterinary Ambulance, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Animal Health Service, Thuringian Animal Diseases Fund, 07745 Jena, Germany; (F.W.); (K.D.)
- Clinic for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Andrology of Large and Small Animals with Veterinary Ambulance, Justus Liebig University Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Veterinary Practice Zettlitz, 09306 Zettlitz, Germany;
- Faculty of Agriculture/Environment/Chemistry, HTW Dresden—University of Applied Sciences, 01326 Dresden, Germany;
- ZAFT e.V., Center for Applied Research and Technology, 01069 Dresden, Germany;
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Mounsey O, Schubert H, Findlay J, Morley K, Puddy EF, Gould VC, North P, Bowker KE, Williams OM, Williams PB, Barrett DC, Cogan TA, Turner KM, MacGowan AP, Reyher KK, Avison MB. Limited phylogenetic overlap between fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli isolated on dairy farms and those causing bacteriuria in humans living in the same geographical region. J Antimicrob Chemother 2021; 76:3144-3150. [PMID: 34450630 PMCID: PMC8598280 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our primary aim was to test whether cattle-associated fluoroquinolone-resistant (FQ-R) Escherichia coli found on dairy farms are closely phylogenetically related to those causing bacteriuria in humans living in the same 50 × 50 km geographical region suggestive of farm-human sharing. Another aim was to identify risk factors for the presence of FQ-R E. coli on dairy farms. METHODS FQ-R E. coli were isolated during 2017-18 from 42 dairy farms and from community urine samples. Forty-two cattle and 489 human urinary isolates were subjected to WGS, allowing phylogenetic comparisons. Risk factors were identified using a Bayesian regularization approach. RESULTS Of 489 FQ-R human isolates, 255 were also third-generation-cephalosporin-resistant, with strong genetic linkage between aac(6')Ib-cr and blaCTX-M-15. We identified possible farm-human sharing for pairs of ST744 and ST162 isolates, but minimal core genome SNP distances were larger between farm-human pairs of ST744 and ST162 isolates (71 and 63 SNPs, respectively) than between pairs of isolates from different farms (7 and 3 SNPs, respectively). Total farm fluoroquinolone use showed a positive association with the odds of isolating FQ-R E. coli, while total dry cow therapy use showed a negative association. CONCLUSIONS This work suggests that FQ-R E. coli found on dairy farms have a limited impact on community bacteriuria within the local human population. Reducing fluoroquinolone use may reduce the on-farm prevalence of FQ-R E. coli and this reduction may be greater when dry cow therapy is targeted to the ecology of resistant E. coli on the farm.
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- Oliver Mounsey
- School of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- School of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Infection Sciences, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- School of Cellular & Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Corresponding author. E-mail:
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Noyes NR, Slizovskiy IB, Singer RS. Beyond Antimicrobial Use: A Framework for Prioritizing Antimicrobial Resistance Interventions. Annu Rev Anim Biosci 2021; 9:313-332. [PMID: 33592160 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-072020-080638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to animal and human health. Antimicrobial use has been identified as a major driver of AMR, and reductions in use are a focal point of interventions to reduce resistance. Accordingly, stakeholders in human health and livestock production have implemented antimicrobial stewardship programs aimed at reducing use. Thus far, these efforts have yielded variable impacts on AMR. Furthermore, scientific advances are prompting an expansion and more nuanced appreciation of the many nonantibiotic factors that drive AMR, as well as how these factors vary across systems, geographies, and contexts. Given these trends, we propose a framework to prioritize AMR interventions. We use this framework to evaluate the impact of interventions that focus on antimicrobial use. We conclude by suggesting that priorities be expanded to include greater consideration of host-microbial interactions that dictate AMR, as well as anthropogenic and environmental systems that promote dissemination of AMR.
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- Noelle R Noyes
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA; ,
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA; ,
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- Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA;
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Kabera F, Roy JP, Keefe G, Dufour S. Bayesian estimation of diagnostic accuracy of somatic cell counts history and on-farm milk culture using Petrifilm® to identify quarters or cows that should be treated with antimicrobials in selective treatment protocols at dry off. Prev Vet Med 2021; 195:105452. [PMID: 34399169 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bayesian latent class models were used to estimate the test accuracy (sensitivity (Se), specificity (Sp), and predictive values (NPV and PPV)) of cow-level somatic cell counts (SCC) data, quarter-level Petrifilm® on-farm milk culture, and quarter-level standard milk bacteriology for the identification of quarters that should possibly be treated with antimicrobials at dry off in dairy cows. Data of 282 cows from 9 dairy herds in Québec, Canada, with bulk tank SCC < 250,000 cells/mL were used. Estimated median herd-prevalence of infections that should be treated was 16.2 % (95 % credibility interval (CI): 11.0-22.7). Se and Sp estimates for quarter-milk culture using Petrifilm® were 82.2 % (95 %CI: 74.0-89.5) and 62.0 % (95 %CI: 58.6-65.6), respectively. Se and Sp for quarter-milk standard bacteriology were 67.4 % (95 %CI: 55.8-81.2) and 79.6 % (95 %CI: 76.4-83.0), respectively. Se and Sp of different SCC scenarios and thresholds were estimated. For first parity cows, using only the last Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) test SCC with a threshold of 100,000 cells/mL appeared quite accurate, with Se, Sp, PPV, NPV and reduction of antimicrobial usage of 85.6 % (95 %CI: 69.6-95.6), 86.0 % (95 %CI: 80.0-91.7), 58.0 % (95 %CI: 42.3-74.2), 96.4 % (95 %CI: 91.3-99.0), and 75.3 % (95 %CI: 70.7-79.3), respectively. For cows of ≥ 2nd parity, using only the last DHI test SCC with a threshold of 200,000 cells/mL resulted in Se, Sp, PPV, NPV and reduction of antimicrobial usage of 75.3 % (95 %CI: 55.8-87.3), 84.0 % (95 %CI: 78.8-89.3), 47.2 % (95 %CI: 32.0-63.7), 94.7 % (95 %CI: 89.0-97.6), and of 77.0 % (95 %CI: 73.3-80.3), respectively. Adding quarter-level milk culture using Petrifilm® to cows identified as unhealthy using cow-level SCC data improved the test accuracy (mainly the PPV) and further reduced the use of antimicrobials. For instance, in ≥ 2nd parity cows, using only the last DHI SCC with a threshold of 200,000 cells/mL, adding a subsequent Petrifilm® test increased the reduction from 77.0 % (95 %CI: 73.3-80.3) to 89.5 % (95 %CI: 86.7-91.8). Considering the availability of SCC data, the easiness of using just the last DHI test, and the high NPV that could be achieved, producers may consider using just the last DHI test as a potential tool to identify cows that should be treated with antimicrobials at dry off. It may be used alone or in combination with quarter-level on-farm Petrifilm® milk culture on high SCC cows to further reduce the use of antimicrobials by identifying quarters that need to be treated.
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- Fidèle Kabera
- Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada; Mastitis Network, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Mastitis Network, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada; Département de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada
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- Mastitis Network, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada; Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, C1A 4P3, Canada
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- Département de pathologie et microbiologie, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada; Mastitis Network, 3200 Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, J2S 2M2, Canada.
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Hogeveen H, Klaas IC, Dalen G, Honig H, Zecconi A, Kelton DF, Mainar MS. Novel ways to use sensor data to improve mastitis management. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:11317-11332. [PMID: 34304877 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Current sensor systems are used to detect cows with clinical mastitis. Although, the systems perform well enough to not negatively affect the adoption of automatic milking systems, the performance is far from perfect. An important advantage of sensor systems is the availability of multiple measurements per day. By clearly defining the need for detection of subclinical mastitis (SCM) and clinical mastitis (CM) from the farmers' management perspective, detection and management of SCM and CM may be improved. Sensor systems may also be used for other aspects of mastitis management. In this paper we have defined 4 mastitis situations that could be managed with the support of sensor systems. Because of differences in the associated management and the epidemiology of these specific mastitis situations, the required demands for performance of the sensor systems do differ. The 4 defined mastitis situations with the requirements of performance are the following: (1) Cows with severe CM needing immediate attention. Sensor systems should have a very high sensitivity (>95% and preferably close to 100%) and specificity (>99%) within a narrow time window (maximum 12 h) to ensure that close to all cows with true cases of severe CM are detected quickly. Although never studied, it is expected that because of the effects of severe CM, such a high detection performance is feasible. (2) Cows with mastitis that do not need immediate attention. Although these cows have a risk of progressing into severe CM or chronic mastitis, they should get the chance to cure spontaneously under close monitoring. Sensor alerts should have a reasonable sensitivity (>80%) and a high specificity (>99.5%). The time window may be around 7 d. (3) Cows needing attention at drying off. For selective dry cow treatment, the absence or presence of an intramammary infection at dry-off needs to be known. To avoid both false-positive and false-negative alerts, sensitivity and specificity can be equally high (>95%). (4) Herd-level udder health. By combining sensor readings from all cows in the herd, novel herd-level key performance indicators can be developed to monitor udder health status and development over time and raise alerts at significant deviances from predefined thresholds; sensitivity should be reasonably high, >80%, and because of the costs for further analysis of false-positive alerts, the specificity should be >99%. The development and validation of sensor-based algorithms specifically for these 4 mastitis situations will encourage situation-specific farmer interventions and operational udder health management.
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- Henk Hogeveen
- Wageningen University and Research, Business Economics group, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- DeLaval International AB, Gustaf De Lavals väg 15, 147 21 Tumba, Sweden
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- Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 7528809 Rishon Leziyyon, Israel
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- University of Milan, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences - One Health Unit, Via Pascal 36, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- University of Guelph, Department of Population Medicine, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- International Dairy Federation, 70/B Boulevard Auguste Reyers, 1030 Brussels, Belgium
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Rowe SM, Vasquez AK, Godden SM, Nydam DV, Royster E, Timmerman J, Boyle M. Evaluation of 4 predictive algorithms for intramammary infection status in late-lactation cows. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:11035-11046. [PMID: 34253362 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this observational study was to compare 4 cow-level algorithms to predict cow-level intramammary infection (IMI) status (culture and MALDI-TOF) in late-lactation US dairy cows using standard measures of test performance. Secondary objectives were to estimate the likely effect of each algorithm, if used to guide selective dry cow therapy (SDCT), on dry cow antibiotic use in US dairy herds, and to investigate the importance of including clinical mastitis criteria in algorithm-guided SDCT. Cows (n = 1,594) from 56 US dairy herds were recruited as part of a previously published cross-sectional study of bedding management and IMI in late-lactation cows. Each herd was visited twice for sampling. At each farm visit, aseptic quarter-milk samples were collected from 20 cows approaching dry-off (>180 d pregnant), which were cultured using standard bacteriological methods and MALDI-TOF for identification of isolates. Quarter-level culture results were used to establish cow-level IMI status, which was considered the reference test in this study. Clinical mastitis records and Dairy Herd Improvement Association test-day somatic cell count data were extracted from herd records and used to perform cow-level risk assessments (low vs. high risk) using 4 algorithms that have been proposed for SDCT in New Zealand, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. Agreement between aerobic culture (reference test; IMI vs. no-IMI) and algorithm status (high vs. low risk) was described using Cohen's kappa, test sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, and positive predictive value. The proportion of cows classified as high risk among the 4 algorithms ranged from 0.31 to 0.63, indicating that these approaches to SDCT could reduce antibiotic use at dry-off by 37 to 69% in the average US herd. All algorithms had poor agreement with IMI status, with kappa values ranging from 0.05 to 0.13. Sensitivity varied by pathogen, with higher values observed when detecting IMI caused by Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Lactococcus lactis. Negative predictive values were high for major pathogens among all algorithms (≥0.87), which may explain why algorithm-guided SDCT programs have been successfully implemented in field trials, despite poor agreement with overall IMI status. Removal of clinical mastitis criteria for each algorithm had little effect on the algorithm classification of cows, indicating that algorithms based on SCC alone may have similar performance to those based on SCC and clinical mastitis criteria. We recommend that producers implementing algorithm-guided SDCT use algorithm criteria that matches their relative aspirations for reducing antibiotic use (high specificity, positive predictive value) or minimizing untreated IMI at dry-off (high sensitivity, negative predictive value).
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- S M Rowe
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia; Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Zoetis, Hager City, WI 54014
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Kabera F, Roy JP, Afifi M, Godden S, Stryhn H, Sanchez J, Dufour S. Comparing Blanket vs. Selective Dry Cow Treatment Approaches for Elimination and Prevention of Intramammary Infections During the Dry Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:688450. [PMID: 34212023 PMCID: PMC8240810 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.688450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A systematic review and a series of meta-analyses were conducted to investigate the efficacy of selective dry cow antimicrobial treatment (SDCT) (in which only infected quarters/cows were treated with an antimicrobial) compared with blanket dry cow treatment (BDCT) (all quarters/all cows received an antimicrobial, regardless of their infection status). A full detailed protocol was published before initiating this review. Studies reporting on the (1) proportion of untreated quarters or cows when using SDCT, (2) intramammary infection (IMI) incidence risk over the dry period, (3) IMI elimination risk, (4) post-calving IMI prevalence, (5) early lactation clinical mastitis incidence, or (6) subsequent lactation milk yield and somatic cell counts were considered eligible. Thirteen articles representing 12 controlled trials, whether randomized or not, were available for analyses. SDCT reduced the use of antimicrobials at dry off by 66% (95% CI: 49-80). There was no difference in the elimination of existing IMI at dry off, between SDCT and BDCT. Meta-regression showed that the risk of IMI incidence during the dry period, IMI risk at calving, early lactation clinical mastitis risk, and early lactation milk yield and somatic cell counts did not differ between SDCT and BDCT as long as an internal teat sealant (65% bismuth subnitrate) was administered to untreated healthy quarters/cows at dry off. For trials not using internal teat sealants, SDCT resulted in higher risk than BDCT of acquiring a new IMI during the dry period and of harboring an IMI at calving. Lines of evidence strongly support that SDCT would reduce the use of antimicrobials at dry off, without any detrimental effect on udder health or milk production during the 1st months of the subsequent lactation, if, and only if, internal teat sealants are used for healthy, untreated quarters/cows.
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- Fidèle Kabera
- Département de Pathologie et Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.,Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.,Département de Sciences Cliniques, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada.,Department of Animal Wealth Development, Biostatistics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, United States
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- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE, Canada
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- Département de Pathologie et Microbiologie, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada.,Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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Lan R, Wan Z, Xu Y, Wang Z, Fu S, Zhou Y, Lin X, Han X, Luo Z, Miao J, Yin Y. Taurine Reprograms Mammary-Gland Metabolism and Alleviates Inflammation Induced by Streptococcus uberis in Mice. Front Immunol 2021; 12:696101. [PMID: 34177964 PMCID: PMC8222520 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.696101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) is an important pathogen causing mastitis, which causes continuous inflammation and dysfunction of mammary glands and leads to enormous economic losses. Most research on infection continues to be microbial metabolism-centric, and many overlook the fact that pathogens require energy from host. Mouse is a common animal model for studying bovine mastitis. In this perspective, we uncover metabolic reprogramming during host immune responses is associated with infection-driven inflammation, particularly when caused by intracellular bacteria. Taurine, a metabolic regulator, has been shown to effectively ameliorate metabolic diseases. We evaluated the role of taurine in the metabolic regulation of S. uberis-induced mastitis. Metabolic profiling indicates that S. uberis exposure triggers inflammation and metabolic dysfunction of mammary glands and mammary epithelial cells (the main functional cells in mammary glands). Challenge with S. uberis upregulates glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation in MECs. Pretreatment with taurine restores metabolic homeostasis, reverses metabolic dysfunction by decrease of lipid, amino acid and especially energy disturbance in the infectious context, and alleviates excessive inflammatory responses. These outcomes depend on taurine-mediated activation of the AMPK–mTOR pathway, which inhibits the over activation of inflammatory responses and alleviates cellular damage. Thus, metabolic homeostasis is essential for reducing inflammation. Metabolic modulation can be used as a prophylactic strategy against mastitis.
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- Riguo Lan
- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- School of Water, Energy & Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom
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- Ministry of Education Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Research Center for Healthy Breeding Livestock & Poultry, Hunan Engineering & Research Center for Animal & Poultry Science, Key Laboratory of Agroecology in Subtropical Region, Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, Changsha, China
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Swinkels JM, Leach KA, Breen JE, Payne B, White V, Green MJ, Bradley AJ. Randomized controlled field trial comparing quarter and cow level selective dry cow treatment using the California Mastitis Test. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:9063-9081. [PMID: 33934854 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Selective use of antibiotic dry cow treatment can be implemented at the cow or quarter level, with the latter having the potential to further reduce antibiotic use. Our objective was to compare these 2 approaches in 6 herds in the United Kingdom in which environmental mastitis predominated. Eight hundred seven cows were enrolled and categorized as having a high cell count (n = 401) or low cell count (n = 406) in the last 3 mo of lactation and clinical mastitis history. All quarters of all enrolled cows received an internal teat sealant. Within each category, cows were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 groups; in one group antibiotic treatment was allocated at cow level (i.e., all 4 quarters received antibiotic), whereas in the 2 remaining groups antibiotic treatment was allocated at quarter level, based on California Mastitis Test (CMT) findings. Two different thresholds, score 1 and 2, were used to determine likely infection status. Quarter milk samples were collected at dry off and postcalving for bacteriological culture and somatic cell count (SCC). Cows were monitored for clinical mastitis from dry off until 100 d in milk. Cow level SCC and milk yield data were collated from farm records. Within each category, the 2 quarter level treatment groups were compared with cow level treatment at dry off. Leaving quarters untreated with intramammary antibiotic in cows in the high cell count group, with a CMT <2 or <1, reduced antibiotic use by 55% and 31%, respectively, and resulted in no difference in the odds of being infected with any pathogen postcalving, but was associated with a higher SCC at the first test day. Intramammary antibiotic treatment of quarters with a CMT ≥1 in cows in the low cell count category at dry off was not associated with any reduction in the odds of being infected with a major pathogen postcalving but was associated with a decrease in the odds of being infected with a minor mastitis pathogen postcalving. The use of antibiotics in quarters of cows categorized as low cell count at dry off, increased the proportion of quarters treated with antibiotic from 0% at cow level to 31% (CMT ≥ 1) and 12% (CMT ≥ 2) at quarter level, only resulting in a reduction in SCC of around 20,000 cells/mL at the first test day, if all quarters with CMT score ≥1 were treated with antibiotic. No differences in clinical mastitis incidence and milk yield in the first 100 d in milk were detected between any of the treatment groups. These study findings support selective quarter level dry off treatment only in cows with cow level SCC >200,000 cells/mL at dry off.
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- J M Swinkels
- MSD Animal Health, PO Box 31, 5830 AA Boxmeer, the Netherlands.
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- Quality Milk Management Services Ltd., Cedar Barn, Easton Hill, Easton, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1DU, United Kingdom
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- Quality Milk Management Services Ltd., Cedar Barn, Easton Hill, Easton, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1DU, United Kingdom; School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- Quality Milk Management Services Ltd., Cedar Barn, Easton Hill, Easton, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1DU, United Kingdom
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- Quality Milk Management Services Ltd., Cedar Barn, Easton Hill, Easton, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1DU, United Kingdom
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- Quality Milk Management Services Ltd., Cedar Barn, Easton Hill, Easton, Wells, Somerset, BA5 1DU, United Kingdom; School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Sutton Bonington, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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Rowe SM, Nydam DV, Godden SM, Gorden PJ, Lago A, Vasquez AK, Royster E, Timmerman J, Thomas MJ, Lynch RA. Partial budget analysis of culture- and algorithm-guided selective dry cow therapy. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:5652-5664. [PMID: 33685701 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to (1) use partial budget analysis to estimate the cash impact for herds that switch from blanket dry cow therapy (BDCT) to culture- or algorithm-guided selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) and (2) conduct a sensitivity analysis to investigate effects in situations where SDCT increased clinical and subclinical mastitis risk during the subsequent lactation. A partial budget model was created using Monte Carlo simulation with @Risk software. Expenditures associated with dry-off procedures and health outcomes (clinical and subclinical mastitis) during the first 30 d in milk were used to model herd-level effects, expressed in units of US dollars per cow dry-off. Values for each economic component were derived from findings from a recent multisite clinical trial, peer-reviewed journal articles, USDA databases, and our experiences in facilitating the implementation of SDCT on farms. Fixed values were used for variables expected to have minimal variation within the US dairy herd population (e.g., cost of rapid culture plates) and sampling distributions were used for variables that were hypothesized to vary enough to effect the herd net cash impact of one or more DCT approach(es). For Objective 1, herd-level udder health was assumed to be unaffected by the implementation of SDCT. For culture-guided SDCT, producers could expect to save an average of +$2.14 (-$2.31 to $7.23 for 5th and 95th percentiles) per cow dry-off as compared with BDCT, with 75.5% of iterations being ≥$0.00. For algorithm-guided SDCT, the mean net cash impact was +$7.85 ($3.39-12.90) per cow dry-off, with 100% of iterations being ≥$0.00. The major contributors to variance in cash impact for both SDCT approaches were percent of quarters treated at dry-off and the cost of dry cow antibiotics. For Objective 2, we repeated the partial budget model with the 30-d clinical and subclinical mastitis incidence increasing by 1, 2, and 5% (i.e., risk difference = 0.01, 0.02, and 0.05) in both SDCT groups compared with BDCT. For algorithm-guided SDCT, average net cash impacts were ≥$0.00 per cow dry-off (i.e., cost effective) when mastitis incidence increased slightly. However, as clinical mastitis incidence increased, economic returns for SDCT diminished. These findings indicate that when SDCT is implemented appropriately (i.e., no to little negative effect on health), it might be a cost-effective practice for US herds under a range of economic conditions.
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- S M Rowe
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108; Faculty of Science, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia.
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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- DairyExperts, Tulare, CA 93274
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Dairy Health & Management Services, Lowville, NY 13367
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- Pro-Dairy, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Rowe SM, Godden SM, Royster E, Timmerman J, Boyle M. Postcalving udder health and productivity in cows approaching dry-off with intramammary infections caused by non-aureus Staphylococcus, Aerococcus, Enterococcus, Lactococcus, and Streptococcus species. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:6061-6079. [PMID: 33685704 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The objective of this prospective cohort study was to explore associations between intramammary infection (IMI) in late-lactation cows and postcalving udder health and productivity. Cows (n = 2,763) from 74 US dairy herds were recruited as part of a previously published cross-sectional study of bedding management and IMI in late-lactation cows. Each herd was visited twice for sampling. At each visit, aseptic quarter milk samples were collected from 20 cows approaching dry-off (>180 d pregnant), which were cultured using standard bacteriological methods and MALDI-TOF for identification of isolates. Quarter-level culture results were used to establish cow-level IMI status at enrollment. Cows were followed from enrollment until 120 d in milk (DIM) in the subsequent lactation. Herd records were used to establish whether subjects experienced clinical mastitis or removal from the herd, and DHIA test-day data were used to record subclinical mastitis events (somatic cell count >200,000 cells/mL) and milk yield (kg/d) during the follow-up period. Cox regression and generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate the associations between IMI and the outcome of interest. The presence of late-lactation IMI caused by major pathogens was positively associated with postcalving clinical mastitis [hazard ratio = 1.5, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.2, 2.0] and subclinical mastitis (risk ratio = 1.5, 95% CI: 1.3, 1.9). Species within the non-aureus Staphylococcus (NAS) group varied in their associations with postcalving udder health, with some species being associated with increases in clinical and subclinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation. Late-lactation IMI caused by Streptococcus and Streptococcus (Strep)-like organisms, other than Aerococcus spp. (i.e., Enterococcus, Lactococcus, and Streptococcus spp.) were associated with increases in postcalving clinical and subclinical mastitis. Test-day milk yield from 1 to 120 DIM was lower (-0.9 kg, 95% CI: -1.6, -0.3) in late-lactation cows with any IMI compared with cows without IMI. No associations were detected between IMI in late lactation and risk for postcalving removal from the herd within the first 120 DIM. Effect estimates reported in this study may be less than the underlying quarter-level effect size for IMI at dry-off and postcalving clinical and subclinical mastitis, because of the use of late-lactation IMI as a proxy for IMI at dry-off and the use of cow-level exposure and outcome measurements. Furthermore, the large number of models run in this study (n = 94) increases the chance of identifying chance associations. Therefore, confirmatory studies should be conducted. We conclude that IMI in late lactation may increase risk of clinical and subclinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation. The relationship between IMI and postcalving health and productivity is likely to vary among pathogens, with Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and Lactococcus spp. being the most important pathogens identified in the current study.
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- S M Rowe
- Faculty of Science, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia; Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
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- Zoetis, Hager City, WI 54014
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Rowe SM, Godden SM, Nydam DV, Gorden PJ, Lago A, Vasquez AK, Royster E, Timmerman J, Thomas MJ. Randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of 2 selective dry-cow therapy protocols on udder health and performance in the subsequent lactation. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:6493-6503. [PMID: 32331877 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare culture- and algorithm-guided selective dry-cow therapy (SDCT) programs with blanket dry-cow therapy (BDCT) in a multi-site, randomized, natural exposure clinical trial for the following cow-level outcomes: clinical mastitis, removal from the herd, and Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) test-day milk yield and SCC measures during the first 120 d in milk (DIM). Two days before planned dry-off, cows in each of 7 herds were randomly allocated to BDCT, culture-guided SDCT (cult-SDCT), or algorithm-guided SDCT (alg-SDCT). At dry-off, BDCT cows received an intramammary antibiotic (500 mg of ceftiofur hydrochloride) in all 4 quarters. Antibiotic treatments were selectively allocated to quarters of cult-SDCT cows by only treating quarters from which aseptically collected milk samples tested positive on a rapid culture system after 30 to 40 h of incubation. For alg-SDCT cows, antibiotic treatments were selectively allocated at the cow level, with all quarters receiving antibiotic treatment if the cow met at least one of the following criteria: (1) any DHIA test with a somatic cell count >200,000 cells/mL during the current lactation, and (2) ≥2 clinical mastitis cases during the current lactation. All quarters of all cows were treated with an internal teat sealant. Clinical mastitis and removal from the herd events (i.e., culling or death) and DHIA test-day data from dry-off to 120 DIM were extracted from herd records. Hazard ratios (HR) for the effect of treatment group on clinical mastitis and removal from the herd during 1 to 120 DIM were determined using Cox proportional hazards regression. The effects of treatment group on test-day loge-transformed SCC and milk yield were determined using linear mixed models. Final models indicated that either SDCT program was unlikely to increase clinical mastitis risk (HRcult-SDCT/BDCT = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.58, 1.15; HRalg-SDCT/BDCT = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.63, 1.09) or test-day logeSCC (cult-SDCT minus BDCT = 0.05, 95% CI: -0.09, 0.18; alg-SDCT minus BDCT = 0.07, 95% CI: -0.07, 0.21). Risk of removal from the herd and test-day milk yield were similar between treatment groups. Findings from this study indicate that culture- or algorithm-guided SDCT can be used at dry-off without negatively affecting cow health and performance in early lactation.
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Affiliation(s)
- S M Rowe
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
| | - S M Godden
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
| | - D V Nydam
- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
| | - P J Gorden
- Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
| | - A Lago
- DairyExperts, Tulare, CA 93274
| | - A K Vasquez
- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
| | - E Royster
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
| | - J Timmerman
- Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108
| | - M J Thomas
- Dairy Health & Management Services, Lowville, NY 13367
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