The Bactericidal Effect of Various Disinfectants on Str. Agalactiæ on the Skin and in the Environment of the Cow

Intramammary infections in dairy cattle repeatedly exposed to Streptococcus agalactiae and Aerobacter aerogenes and some factors related to susceptibility

“…The outer layers of the skin rapidly destroyed transient microorganisms, but teat sores and cracks were regularly infected with Str. agalactiae as well as other microorganisms (19). Lancaster and Stuart (65) found no indication that noninfacted cows were able to remove Str.…”