Environmental mastitis pathogens include?

VMD-0005

QUESTION

Environmental mastitis pathogens include?

OPTIONS

(A) E. coli
(B) Streptococcus dysgalactiae
(C) Klebsiella
(D) All of the above

ANSWER

(D) All of the above

EXPLANATION

Environmental mastitis is commonly associated with organisms acquired from bedding, manure, soil, and the housing environment; important examples include Escherichia coli, Klebsiella species, and Streptococcus dysgalactiae. Because all three listed organisms can act as environmental mastitis pathogens, “all of the above” is appropriate.

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