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Severe Mycoplasma bovis outbreak in an Austrian dairy herd.

J Vet Diagn Invest

November 2015

University Clinic for Ruminants, Clinical Unit for Herd Health Management in Ruminants (Pothmann, Prunner, Iwersen, Klein-Jöbstl, Drillich), Vetmeduni Vienna, AustriaInstitute of Microbiology (Spergser), Vetmeduni Vienna, AustriaVeterinary Practice Almenland, Passail, Austria (Elmer).

A conventional dairy farm, housing 19 Austrian Simmental cows, experienced a spontaneous outbreak of a Mycoplasma bovis infection, showing severe clinical signs of respiratory tract disease, clinical mastitis, and tremendous drop in milk production. Despite intensive therapy, 5 cows died within 2 weeks or were euthanized. From the remaining cows, bacteriological culture and polymerase chain reaction revealed M.

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