Outbreaks of clinical mastitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in dairy herds

Authors

R. N. Gonzalez
David J. Wilson, Utah State UniversityFollow
S. A. Sickles
M. J. Zurakowski
P. M. Weybrecht
A. K. Walsh

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volume

218

Issue

2

Publisher

American Veterinary Medical Association

Publication Date

2001

First Page

238

Last Page

242

Abstract

• Trichosporon beigelii is widely distributed in nature and is classically associated with white piedra, a mycosis that may involve the hair of the human body.
• Intramammary infections caused by T beigelii may be fatal in cows; the prevalence in affected dairy herds may be high.
• Affected cows may have hyperthermia, swelling of the udder, and substantially decreased milk production or agalactia.
• Intramammary infections caused by yeast, including T beigelii, may also be associated with high bacterial counts in bulk-tank milk.

Comments

J Am Vet Med Assoc 218:2:238-242, 2001

Recommended Citation

González RN, Wilson DJ, Sickles SA, Zurakowski MJ, Weybrecht PM, Walsh AK: Outbreaks of clinical mastitis caused by Trichosporon beigelii in dairy herds. J Am Vet Med Assoc 218:2:238-242, 2001.