Mastite infecciosa equina: uma visão geral da doença

• Autor(a) principal: Motta, Rodrigo Garcia [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Nardi Júnior, Geraldo de [UNESP], Perrotti, Isabella Belletti Mutt [UNESP], Ribeiro, Marcio Garcia [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://www.biologico.sp.gov.br/rev_arq.php?vol=78&num=4; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/137047
• topic: Mastits; Mares; Microbiological cultura; Reviewed; Mastite; Éguas; Cultura microbiológica; Revisão

Mastits is considered uncommon disease in mares. Streptococcus equi, Staphylococcus sp., Corynebacterium sp., Actinobacillus sp., Nocardia sp. and enterobacterias are major microorganisms involved in equine mammary infections. The disease is commonly related to traumatic lesions in mammary glands and teats. Edema, fibrosis, masses to palpation of glands, and viscous to seropurulent milk are mainly clinical signs observed in affected animals. The diagnosis is based on clinical exam of mammary glands and microbiological culture of the milk. There are no standard to use of indirect exams on diagnosis, including California Mastits Test and Somatic Cell Count. Systemic antimicrobials are recommended in therapy, based on previous “in vitro” susceptibility microbiological test. No specific control measures are indicated in equine mastits. The present study reviewed the mastits in mares, with emphasis to etiology, epidemiology findings, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, treatment and control aspects.