A pilot study on bacterial isolates associated with purulent vaginal discharge in dairy cows in the south‐west region of Western Australia

This study aimed to determine the bacterial isolates associated with postpartum endometritis among dairy cows in Western Australia and their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. A cross‐sectional study was conducted between June–October 2020. Endometritis was defined as evidence of mucopurulent to...

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Published in:Australian veterinary journal 2022-05, Vol.100 (5), p.205-212
Main Authors: Ludbey, PA, Sahibzada, S, Annandale, CH, Robertson, ID, Waichigo, FK, Tufail, MS, Valenzuela, JL, Aleri, JW
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amoxicillin
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antimicrobial agents
antimicrobial resistance
Bacillus
Bacteria
Cattle
Cefoxitin
Cephalosporins
Clavulanic acid
Clindamycin
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dairy cattle
Dalfopristin
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Endometritis
Endometritis - drug therapy
Endometritis - microbiology
Endometritis - veterinary
Enrofloxacin
Erythromycin
Escherichia coli
Female
Fluoroquinolones
Gentamicin
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests - veterinary
Original
Penicillin
Pilot Projects
Postpartum
Production Animals
Quinupristin
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus
Sulfamethoxazole
Trimethoprim
Vagina
Vaginal Discharge - drug therapy
Vaginal Discharge - veterinary
Western Australia - epidemiology
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Summary:This study aimed to determine the bacterial isolates associated with postpartum endometritis among dairy cows in Western Australia and their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. A cross‐sectional study was conducted between June–October 2020. Endometritis was defined as evidence of mucopurulent to purulent vaginal discharge 60–100 days postpartum. Vaginal discharge samples were obtained, cultured, identified and tested for antimicrobial susceptibility. A total of 118 bacterial isolates were grown from 46 animals, representing 36 species. The bacteria isolated from both aerobic and anaerobic cultures included Bacillus (60.2%), Streptococcus (12.7%), Trueperella (10.1%), Escherichia (6.7%) and Staphylococcus (5.9%). The remaining genera
ISSN:0005-0423
1751-0813
DOI:10.1111/avj.13152