• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.277-298
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• 1986

This paper reviews the mechanisms effecting host defense in the mammary gland and assesses their possible in preventing of bovine mastitis. The streak canal is the first line of defense against invading mastitis pathogens, providing a physical barrier and antibacterial substances. The milk leukocytes are a second defense line by ingesting pathogens breached the streak canal by multiplication, physical passage, and propulsion during milking. Leukocytosis in milk and enhancement of the phagocytic defense machanisms of the udder were accomplished by inserting intramammary devices. Milk antibodies serum derived and synthesized in mamma tissue aggregate and opsonise bacteria, agglutinate and neutralise toxins, and inhibit. binding of bacteria to epitherial surfaces. Vaccination generally has been unsuccessful because protection is not absolute, but immunization is useful in controlling specific pathogens. Immunostimulant to enhance locally the protective nature of antibody-producing plasma cells concentrated in internal teat end tissue may be effective in reducing the occurrence of infection, but ineffective in preventing intramammary infections.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2005

Resistance to antibiotics is a problem all over the world, and this problem also is so extended in veterinary fields. Therefore, this study aimed to find out the antibacterial substances from natural medicinal herbs against bovine mastitis pathogens, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Among seventy two medicinal herbs, Terminaliae chebula extract showed antimicrobial effect against MRSA isolated from mastitis milk in cow and patient in human. However, Terminaliae chebula extract didn't show antibacterial effects on various strains including other contagious and environmental pathogens related with mastitis of dairy cows.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.252-256
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• 2010

소 유방염은 주로 세균 감염에 의한 유선조직에 염증이 생기는 질병으로 유방염의 치료와 억제를 위해서는 1차적으로 세균을 사멸시키는데 있다. 본 연구에서는 소 유방염의 원인이 되는 다양한 세균들에 대한 은 이온의 항균효과와 적용 농도를 측정하였다. 유방염 원인균에 대한 은 이온의 최소 억제 농도 (minimal inhibitory concentrations, MICs)와 최소 살균 농도 (minimum bactericidal concentrations, MBCs)를 측정하였으며, 주사전자현미경 (scanning electron microscopy, SEM)을 이용하여 은 이온에 의한 세균의 형태 변화를 확인하였다. 다양한 유방염 원인균에 대한은 이온의 최소 억제 농도와 최소 살균 농도는 1.9에서 15.6 ${\mu}g$/ml로 세균에 따라 차이가 보였으며, 은이온 처리 후 주사전자현미경 촬영 결과 Staphylococcus aureus와 Escherichia coli의 세포벽이 함몰되거나 파괴되는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 유방염 원인이 되는 다양한 원인균에 대해 은이온의 살균 효과와 그 적용 농도를 보여주는 것으로, 소 유방염의 치료와 방어를 위한 임상적인 적용 가능성을 보여주는 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.124-130
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• 2008

Streptococcus (Strep.) agalactiae is one of the major pathogens of bovine mastitis and is the main cause of subclinical infection. This study attempted to develop a rapid PCR diagnosis procedure using milk samples collected on filter paper disks. Chromatographic filter paper was employed as the preservation media and kept at room temperature for one to four weeks. The revival rate of Strep. agalactiae kept on dried filter paper disks was affected by the pretreatment preservation time. The revival test suggested that not all the bacteria in artificially contaminated milk samples on the filter paper disks could be recovered. After that, a PCR based on the 16-23S intergenic spacer region of Strep agalactiae was performed. The results distinguished the strep. agalactiae from major pathogens of bovine mastitis at a $2{\times}10^2$ colony forming units (CFU)/ml level, which showed similar sensitivity to the results from liquid milk samples. The results also showed that milk samples collected on filter paper disks could be kept at room temperature for one to four weeks with little negative effect on sensitivity and specificity. The field test showed that the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity was 96.15% and 98.60%, respectively. In conclusion, the protocol will provide a rapid and economic procedure for the detection of bovine mastitis.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2004

Haemophilus somnus, Mycoplasma bovis and Pasteurella multocida were responsible for respiratory diseases in bovine. Methods for identifying these bacteria had poor sensitivity and specificity. In this paper, PCR assays were applied for rapid identification of H. somnus, M. bovis, P. multocida B:2 and P. multocida capsular types. The specific PCR products were amplified from H. somnus, but not from other bacteria. Ten-fold diluted H. somnus were mixed with P. multocida and then the mixed cultures were inoculated on agar plates. After incubation, PCR was performed with harvest from agar plates and could detect as few as 3.4 CFU/ml of H. somnus. The primers MboF and MboR produced an amplification product unique to M. bovis and sensitivity of PCR was as low as 100 pg of DNA. Only serotype B:2 of P. multocida, the causal agent of haemorrhagic septicemia in bovine, was specifically amplified in PCR among the 16 reference serotypes. The multiplex capsular PCR typing for P. multocida was produced the P. multocida specific product as well as the capsular serogroup-specific product. The present PCR assays should be useful for the rapid identification of bacterial pathogens from bovine respiratory diseases.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.346-354
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• 2008

The combined effects of EDTA-Tris and eighteen antimicrobial agents have been evaluated in eight clinically isolated methicillin-resistant bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus uberis and Streptococcus agalactiae) from bovine mastitis. The antimicrobial activity was evaluated by measuring the minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) for the antibiotics alone or in combination with EDTA-Tris in Mueller-Hilton broth and milk. Combined use of EDTA-Tris and antibiotics potentiated or antagonized activity of antibiotics against mastitic pathogens. Milk increased the antibiotic potency of erythromycin and spiramycin on S. aureus. Culture in milk changed patterns of EDTA-Tris combinational effects compared with that in standard Mueller-Hilton broth. Combined with EDTA-Tris in milk, synergic effects were observed in colistin, dihydrostreptomycin, kanamycin, erythromycin, gentamycin, oxytetracycline, streptomycin to E. coli, Str. uberis, and Str. agalactiae. However, significant antagonistic effects of milk on antibiotic susceptibility in combination with EDTA-Tris were noted in neomycin, streptomycin, penicillin, roxithromycin, and amoxicillin. This study indicates that combination therapy of EDTA-Tris with antibiotics in bovine mastitis should be used with caution because of the possible antagonistic effects of antibiotic combination with EDTA-Tris on mastitic pathogens. In addition, antibiotic susceptibility test in combination with EDTA-Tris in milk culture condition can be benefit in search of effective treatment regimen for some antibiotic-resistant bacteria of mastitis.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.201-209
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• 2022

An epidemiological study was conducted to investigate five diarrhea-causing pathogens (coronavirus, rotavirus, E. coli, Cryptosporidium, Giardia) using a rapid diagnostic kit in Hanwoo calves with diarrhea in Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea, from 2018 to 2021. A total of 22,417 fecal samples were collected from calves under 1 year of age; of those, 13,518 (60.3%) were positive for five bovine diarrhea antigens. The antigen positivity rates for rotavirus, coronavirus, E. coli, Giardia, and Cryptosporidium were 34.5%, 11.0%, 8.2%, 4.7%, and 2.0%, respectively. The prevalence of the five pathogens in calves was statistically higher in autumn and winter. The highest prevalence of the pathogens was observed in the under 1 month age group, and the incidence of diarrhea decreased with age. Rotavirus was a major pathogen in calves under 1 month of age, whereas the prevalence of E. coli increased with age. This study provides epidemiological evidence of the prevalence of calf diarrheal pathogens in Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea, which will facilitate early diagnosis and development of measures against calf diarrhea.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.377-383
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• 2012

송아지 설사병은 국내 축산산업에 큰 피해를 주는 중요한 질병이다. 다양한 감염성 원인체들이 송아지 설사병에 관련될 수가 있기 때문에 효과적인 치료를 위해서는 신속한 감별진단이 필수적이다. 따라서 소설사병 바이러스(BVDV), 소 코로나바이러스(BCoV), A형 소 로타바이러스(BRV), 살모넬라, $K99^+$ 대장균, Cryptosporidium parvum등의 6개의 주요 병원체들을 동시에 검출하는 두 개의 multiplex real-time PCR으로 구성된 PCR 패널을 개발하여 국내 농가에서 전북대학교 동물질병진단센터로 접수된 97개의 설사 분변을 검사하였다. 또한 현미경 검사법을 이용하여 97개의 분변에서 Coccidium 충란을 검사하였다. 개발된 multiplex PCR의 민감도는 BVDV, BCoV와 BRV의 경우는 0.1 $TCID_{50}$, $K99^+$ 대장균은 5 CFU, Salmonella는 0.5 CFU, Cryptosporidium는 50 oocysts로 측정되었다. 또한 multiplex PCR의 증폭효율은 병원체에 따라0.97에서 0.99였다. 국내에서 접수된97개의 분변 중 36개의 분변은 multiplex PCR에 의해 최소 하나의 병원체에 대해 양성으로 판정되었고, 6개의 샘플은 2개의 병원체에 동시에 양성반응을 보였다. 또한 1달 이상 연령의 송아지 분변48개에서는 Coccidium 충란이 발견되었다. 결과적으로, 새로이 개발된 multiplex real-time PCR은 BVDV, BCoV, BRV, $K99^+$ 대장균, Salmonella와 Cryptosporidium과 관련된 송아지 설사병을 신속하고 정확하게 진단할 수 있는 유용한 검사법이 될 수 있을 것으로 기대되며 향후 Coccidium까지 검출할 수 있는 동시 진단법이 개발될 필요가 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2023

Between February 2020 and September 2021, 378 calves with diarrhea were investigated across 96 cattle breeding farms in Korea, using a rapid diagnostic kit. The study examined the infection rates of major pathogens causing diarrhea in calves, which were categorized by season, age, birth month, and region. Additionally, logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the factors affecting the infection rate. The study found that the five representative pathogens causing calf diarrhea exhibited differences in infection rates based on season, region, age, and birth month. Bovine rotavirus, bovine coronavirus, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia commonly exhibited varying risks of infection based on season and age. Furthermore, in addition to these risk factors, bovine rotavirus and Cryptosporidium were found to impact the infection risk of each pathogen by region, while Giardia was found to be affected by birth month.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.113-128
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• 2020

For estimating the prevalence of bovine infectious disease agents, the pathogens were classified as follows: the digestive disease agents, respiratory disease agents, reproductive disease agents, and tick-borne disease agents. This study covered 81 published papers regarding bovine infectious diseases in Korea that determined the presence of diverse pathogens or the antibodies elicited by the infectious agents in cattle from 2010 to 2019. In total, 59,504 cows were involved in the papers reporting the causative agents in their cases. The disease prevalence for the digestive, respiratory, reproductive, and tick-borne cases was 9.0%, 13.4%, 10.4%, and 7.8%, respectively. Bovine viral diarrhea virus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, and Eimeria spp were more significantly prevalent in the cows under one-year age than over one-year age. Bovine viral diarrhea virus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, and Anaplasma spp. were more significantly prevalent in Hanwoo than dairy cattle. Coxiella burnetii, Neospora caninum, and Theilieria spp. were more significantly prevalent in dairy cattle than Hanwoo. Tick-borne disease agents were more prevalent in cows grazing than the case in housing. Our analytic data obtained from this study emphasize the need for more studies on the occurrence of these pathogens according to the breed, age, and the region, to come up with bovine infectious disease control measures in Korea.