Table 3 Bacterial species isolated from milk samples from heifers and multiparous cows having clinical mastitis at parturition

Pathogens

%

n

%

n

E.coli*

22.1

15

6.6

20

Str. uberis*

19.1

13

9.9

30

CNS

8.8

6

7.3

22

Lactococcus lactis

4.4

3

5.0

15

Klebisella spp.

4.4

3

2.3

7

Str. spp

2.9

2

3

9

Enterococcus spp

2.9

2

2.3

7

Pseudomonas spp

2.9

2

0.7

2

S.aureus*

1.5

1

11.2

34

Arcanobacterium spp

1.5

1

2.6

8

Str.dysgalactiae

1.5

1

3.6

11

Corynebacterium spp

0

0

2.0

6

Str. agalactiae

0

0

3.3

10

Candida spp

0

0

1.3

4

No growth

25

17

29.4

89

Mixed culture

2.9

2

9.6

29

Total

100.0

68

100.0

303