Table 2 The number of pathogens isolated before drying off and post-calving sampling, new infections, and the cure rate
| Â | Â | Pathogen count (n) | Prevalence (pathogen/cow) (%) | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Item | Group | Before drying off | Post-calving | Before drying off | Post-calving | New infection (pathogen/cow) (%) | Cure rate (presence before drying off but absence post-calving) (%) |
NAS | Control | 34 | 43 | 22.51 | 28.47 | 15.89 | 38.23 |
Treatment | 44 | 27 | 31.42 | 19.28 | 8.57 | 65.90 * | |
Staph. aureus | Control | 31 | 50 | 20.52 | 33.11 | 19.20 | 32.25 |
Treatment | 41 | 19 | 29.28 | 13.57 | 5.71 | 73.17 * | |
C. bovis | Control | 30 | 20 | 19.86 | 13.24 | 4.63 | 56.66 |
Treatment | 26 | 11 | 18.57 | 7.85 | 4.28 | 80.76 * | |
E. coli | Control | 26 | 19 | 17.21 | 12.58 | 5.96 | 61.53 |
Treatment | 19 | 10 | 13.57 | 7.14 | 4.28 | 78.94 * | |
Pseudomonas | Control | 16 | 2 | 10.59 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 87.50 |
Treatment | 5 | 1 | 3.57 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 100.0 | |
Strep. dysgalactiae | Control | 3 | 5 | 1.98 | 3.31 | 3.31 | 100.0 |
Treatment | 5 | 0 | 3.57 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | |
Enterobacter | Control | 5 | 0 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 |
Treatment | 2 | 0 | 1.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | |
Serratia | Control | 5 | 0 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 |
Treatment | 1 | 0 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | |
Proteus | Control | 2 | 0 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 |
Treatment | 2 | 0 | 1.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | |
Pasteurella | Control | 3 | 1 | 1.98 | 0.66 | 0.00 | 66.66 |
Treatment | 1 | 0 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | |
Klebsiella | Control | 1 | 1 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Treatment | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Strep. uberis | Control | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.32 | 1.32 | 0.00 |
Treatment | 1 | 0 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.0 | |