31
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Scientific Article

Evaluation of levamisole for use in control of bovine Staphylococcus aureus mastitis

&
Pages 177-180 | Accepted 22 May 1985, Published online: 23 Feb 2011
 

Abstract

Levamisole was injected into cows six times at weekly intervals in the dry period and its effect on existing subclinical Staphylococcus aureus mastitis monitored through the following milking season. Levamisole therapy failed to eliminate or modify subclinical S. aureus mastitis. In a second experiment, a single levamisole administration at drying off did not prevent new experimentally-induced S. aureus infections in the first two weeks of the dry period and there were similar numbers of cases of clinical and subclinical mastitis in treated and control groups. However, levamisole may have reduced the severe clinical manifestations of the bacterial challenge, since gangrenous mastitis and abortion were only observed in the control cows.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.