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Mastitis in a 1-week-old Paint filly - what to know

By Gilday, Rebecca et al.Ā·Published in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienneĀ·2015Ā·Western College of Veterinary Medicine (Gilday), CanadaĀ·View original on PubMed →

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Original publication title: Mastitis in a neonatal filly.

Species:
horse

Plain-English summary

Mastitis, which is an infection of the mammary gland, is uncommon in young horses. This case involves a 1-week-old Paint filly that developed mastitis due to a type of bacteria called Streptococcus dysgalactiae. The filly's condition highlights that even very young horses can experience this type of infection.

Abstract

Neonatal mastitis is a rare occurrence in the horse. This report documents a case of mastitis caused by an organism within the Streptococcus dysgalactiae group in a 1-week-old Paint filly.

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Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25565717/