Control of S. aureus mastitis in cows through the maintenance of healthy teat skin condition. Use of fingerprint technology to evaluate fomites and reservoirs of infection. Mycoplasma is a contagious organism which causes mastitis in cattle. It can cause complete cessation of milk production and the potential for no production during the next lactation. The mastitis research group is searching for correlations between infection with Mycoplasma and with other contagious, opportunistic and environmental organisms.
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Often the infections spread from one quarter to the other quarter on the same side and then to the opposite quarters. Segregation or culling of infected animals is recommended. In contrast to other prokaryotes, Mycoplasma completely lacks a cell wall. Penicillin and other antibacterial substances that interfere with cell walls of organisms do not work on Mycoplasma at all . Current Concepts in Bovine Mastitis , put out by the National Mastitis Council, offers more information.