Effect of damage to the teat end on the experimental induction of mastitis in dry cows with Corynebacterium pyogenes

Dairy Cattle Husbandry Research Institute, Lelystad, The Netherlands.

The teat ends of 12 dry cows were contaminated with Corynebacterium pyogenes. To determine whether a pre-existing (an)aerobic bacterial infection of the udder was a predisposing factor for a C pyogenes mastitis they included infected and uninfected quarters. Anaerobic bacteria could not be found and mastitis was not induced. When the teats were contaminated with C pyogenes after the teat ends had been injured 30 of the quarters became infected, and anaerobic bacteria were demonstrated in many quarters.

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