Mycoplasma Agalactiae ile Doğal Enfekte bir Keçi İşletmesinde Tylosinin Etkilerinin Değerlendirilmesi.

In this study, a goat herd with Contagious Agalactia symptoms was investigated bacteriologically and serologically and evaluated the excreation of the agent after tylosin treatment. In the serological studies, 110 goat sera were investigated by ELISA and 31 of them were found seropositive. In the clinically examination of seropositive goats, it was determined that 10 goats had been shown syptoms of Contagious Agalactia. Joint swelling was determined in 5 of 10 goats and lameness was determined in the other 5 goats without joint swelling. Joint fluids of 5 goats with joint swelling were investigated bacteriologically and Mycoplasma agalactiae was isolated from 4 of them. Tylosin® (Tylan®, Lilly Elanco, Türkiye) treatment was performed on these 10 clinically ill goats at the dose of 10 mg/kg throughout five days. Following lactation, second ELISA were applied and sero- positivity was detected in 34 goats. M.agalactiae was isolated from 9 of 34 milk samples collected from seropositive goats. One of the Tylosin treated goats were detected to excreate of the agent with milk while no M.agalactiae were isolated the others milk samples. As a consequence, These results were estimated that Tylosin treatment may reduce excreation of M.agalactiae with milk after lactation and have favourable effects on the recovery of the clinical symptoms caused by Contagious agalactia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]