A molecular survey for detection of Mycoplasma bovis in bovine bulk milk samples of dairy farms in Hamedan, Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc Graduated of Bacteriology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

5 Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran

Abstract

    Mastitis is a well-recognized and costly disease of dairy cattle. Mycoplasma bovis is one of the most important causal agents of mastitis in dairy cows. In respect to the importance of mastitis caused by Mycoplasma, the objective of the present study was to evaluate of presence of M. bovis in bulk milk of dairy cattle farms of Hamedan province, Iran. For this purpose, a total of 125 bovine bulk tank milk samples were collected from 31 dairy farms of Hamedan, Iran. After that, California Mastitis Test (CMT) and Somatic Cell Count (SCC) were done on the milk samples. Then using DNA extraction kit, the total DNA was extracted from each sample. The PCR followed by nested PCR (nPCR) was performed for specific detection of M. bovis. Based on PCR for genus detection, totally, 19 out of 125 (15.2%) bulk tank milk samples were contaminated with Mycoplasma spp. In addition, 11 samples (8.8 %) were contaminated by M. bovis based on nested PCR results. Moreover, the results showed that 26 of 125 bulk milk samples (20.8 %) and 102 of 125 bulk milk samples (81.6 %) have high rate score by CMT and SCC, respectively. Statistical analysis showed a positive correlation between CMT and SCC results. In the present study, the presence of M. bovis in the bulk tank milk samples suggests that more hygiene practices are required to avoid transmitting this pathogen among dairy cow herds of Hamadan region. According to the presence of Mycoplasma in bulk tanks of this region, the present study suggested that the frequency of Mycoplasma contamination in individual cows be determined.

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