Mastitis, environmental culture

Specimen Type/Volume

100 g of bedding (piled, fresh, recycled, stall bedding, or bedding packs) or variety of environmental samples.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Swab the environmental surface(s) or collect a representative sample of bedding for testing. For a bedding pile, collect bedding from 10-12 different locations. For stalls, collect from the back third of 10-12 stalls into a clean container. Mix well and transfer ~100 g into a smaller container. Refrigerate immediately.

Additional Information

Includes isolation and identification of all mastitis aerobic bacterial pathogens from environmental samples(sand, bedding, wash cloth, milk tank, pail swabs etc).