Table 3 Relative frequencies of micro-organisms isolated from milk samples of subclinical mastitis cases.
Microorganism | Number of isolates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Staphylococcus aureus | 321 | 62.8 |
Streptococcus agalactiae | 58 | 11.3 |
Enterococcus sp. | 42 | 8.2 |
Coagulase Negative | 37 | 7.4 |
Staphylococci | ||
Staphylococcus hyicus | (13) | |
Staphylococcus chromogenes | (11) | |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | (3) | |
Staphylococcus simulans | (2) | |
Staphylococcus warneri | (1) | |
Staphylococcus haemolyticus | (1) | |
CNS novobiocin resistant strains | (6) | |
Streptococcus uberis | 32 | 6.4 |
Streptococcus dysgalactiae | 9 | 1.8 |
Escherichia coli | 8 | 1.5 |
Staphylococcus hyicus | ||
(coagulase-positive) | 3 | 0.6 |
Total | 511 | 100 |