Use of pirlimycin in a Streptococcus agalactiae eradication protocol

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  • G. P. Keefe Department of Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3

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https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19975905

Keywords:

Streptococcus agalactiae, milk quality, Class 1 shipping status, pirlimycin, eradication protocol

Abstract

Streptococcus agalactiae is a highly contagious obligate parasite of the bovine mammary gland. The epidemiology of the pathogen has been reviewed elsewhere.1 S. agalactiae continues to be a prevalent pathogen in the dairy industry in Canada and across North America.1 In Prince Edward Island (PEI), in 1994, 15% of herds were infected.2 Prevalence rates in the late 1980s and early 1990s in other parts of Canada have ranged from 11 % to 43%.1 In 1993 PEI dairy herds, infected with S. agalactiae, were 4 times more likely to get a milk quality penalty and 8 times more likely to lose Class 1 shipping status, due to repeat penalization, than culture negative herds.2 At that time, imposition of a milk quality penalty, on Class 1 shippers, cost average sized producers approximately $1150/month and loss of Class 1 status cost, on average, $10,000.3

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1997-09-18

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