Which of the following is not a major mastitis pathogen?

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QUESTION

Which of the following is not a major mastitis pathogen?

OPTIONS

(A) Staphylococcus aureus
(B) Streptococcus agalactiae
(C) Escherichia coli
(D) Staphylococcus Hyicus

ANSWER

(D) Staphylococcus Hyicus

EXPLANATION

Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, and Escherichia coli are major mastitis pathogens of dairy cattle. Staphylococcus hyicus can occasionally be isolated but is not generally classified among the major classical mastitis pathogens, making it the exception.

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