Advances in dairy Research
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ISSN: 2329-888X
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ISSN: 2329-888X
+44 1300 500008
Akdouche L
Algiers, Rue Issad Abbes, Oued Smar-Algiers
Algeria
Research Article
Prevalence and Identification of Yeasts Responsible for Mastitis in Dairy Cattle Farms in the Sidi Lahcene Region in the Wilaya of Sidi Bel abbes- Algeria
Author(s): Akdouche L, Aissi M and Saadi AAkdouche L, Aissi M and Saadi A
Mastitis represents one of the main diseases in dairy cows. In Algeria, very few studies have been conducted on the prevalence of fungal mastitis in dairy cattle farms as well as various factors favouring their appearance and development. In most cases, the triggers this infection is bacteria. A growing number of fungi are currently associated with this pathology. This is related to antibiotics too widely used in the treatment of these bacterial agents. So we set as objectives, determining the prevalence of mastitis caused by yeasts and the study of a number of risk factors in some dairy farms in the region of Sidi Lahcène, wilaya of Sidi Bel Abbes. The samples of this study were carried on farms of cows (mastitic cow and clinically healthy cow) belonging to two types of farms (farms with manual milking and mechanical milking farms). The risk factors included, animal secretions, .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-888X.1000206