To our knowledge no prevalence’s of a milk pathogens wide range, using multiplex qPCR technique from pastures of San Miguel Island (Azores, Portugal) were described before. The aim of the present study was to determine the apparent prevalence of a large wide of milk pathogens from BTM of Azorean dairy herds using a multiplex PCR method.
Prevalence of milk pathogens from bulk tank milk in Azorean pastures
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Both environmental or contagious bacteria, CNS, E. coli and S. aureus are the pathogens more commonly found. These results emphasize once again the importance of implementing mastitis control plans for the control of milk quality and suggest that vaccination for the prevention of mastitis by these pathogens can be a real asset as an additional tool in a mastitis control plan in the Azorean dairy herds.