Evaluation of surgical treatment of mastitis in Rabbits

Abstract

Evaluation of surgical treatment of mastitis in RabbitsA .S S. HamzaColl.of Vet . Med/ Univ. of Al-Qadisiya.AbstractA study was performed for diagnosis of infection ratio with mastitis in Rabbits for the period from January 2002 – January 2003 and the efficacy degree of it's surgical treatment , So the Rabbits Females ( 240) which are found in houses of both sides of Baghdad city (Al- karh and Al-Rusafa) were examined. The results referred that the infection ratio with mastitis was low and formed 1.19%.The Staphylococcus aurous was isolated from the Superlative Mastitis from all cases . And sensitivity tests referred to that the bacteria was sensitive to antibiotics as following sequence :-1. Rifampicin . 2. Trimoxazole . 3. Tetracycline4. Chloramphenicol 5. Streptomycin 6. GentamycinThe recovery occurred for all cases which are treated surgically by Amputation of mammary glands and this refer to successful of surgical treatment for mastitis cases in Rabbits .