Journal article
Survey of Victorian small ruminant herds for mycoplasmas associated with contagious agalactia and molecular characterisation of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri isolates from one herd
OM Olaogun, A Kanci, SR Barber, KA Tivendale, PF Markham, MS Marenda, GF Browning
Australian Veterinary Journal | WILEY | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/avj.12634
Abstract
Objective: Regarded as one of the most expensive production diseases of dairy sheep and goats, contagious agalactia (CA) is caused by any of four agents: Mycoplasma agalactiae, M. mycoides subspecies capri (Mmc), M. capricolum subspecies capricolum (Mcc) and M. putrefaciens. Although CA is worldwide in distribution, it has not been reported in Australia, even though studies between the 1950s and 1980s isolated each agent from sheep or goats without any clinical signs associated with it. The aim of this study was to examine sheep and goats in Victoria, Australia, for the presence of CA-associated mycoplasmas and to investigate the evolutionary relationships of these isolates by comparing thei..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the technical assistance of Mr Brendan Kehoe. Olusola Olaogun was supported by Melbourne International Fee Remission and Melbourne International Research Scholarships from The University of Melbourne. The authors also thank all the property owners for access to animals and assistance with animal handling during milk collection on property.