Evaluation of Control Program Against Streptococcus agalactiae Infection in Dairy Herds During 2019-2021 in Emilia-Romagna Region, Northern Italy.

ABSTRACT: Streptococcus agalactiae (group B Streptococcus, GBS) is a causative agent of mastitis in dairy cattle, mainly causing a subclinical disease associated with a high somatic cell count (SCC), and a consequent decrease in production yield and quality of milk. GBS has been almost eradicated in many Northern European countries, but there are warnings of its re-emergence as a zoonotic threat. In Italy, only two regions carry out a GBS control program: Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. In Emilia-Romagna, the program has been in place since 2019 and provides for the bacteriological culture of bulk-tank milk (BTM) of all dairy farms every 6 months and the voluntary application of herd eradication programs in the case of positive results. To assess the progress of the program in Emilia Romagna, in

SUBMITTER: Tamba M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9261462 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature