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Table 2 Number of IMIs acquired during the dry period, listed by causative organism (Adapted from [16])1.

From: Dry cow therapy with a non-antibiotic intramammary teat seal - a review

Causative organism

Group A

(Teat seal)

No of quarters = 928

Group B

(Antibiotic)

No of quarters = 940

Coagulase-positive staphylococci

10

7

Streptococcus spp.

24

26

Escherichia coli

13*

42*

All enterobacteriaceae

17*

55*

All major pathogens

103*

145*

All minor pathogens

218

224

  1. 1Numbers within rows marked with * differ significantly (p < 0.01) between treatments.
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Irish Veterinary Journal

ISSN: 2046-0481