Table 1 Frequency of Staphylococcus sp. in different sample sources taken from two small-scale goat milk production systems in Paraiba, Northeastern Brazil
Sample source | Farm A | Farm B | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st(Prepartum) | 2nd | 3rd | Total | 1st(Prepartum) | 2nd | 3rd | Total | |
Prepartum colostrum* | 1/10 | - | - | 1/10 | 4/11 | - | - | 4/11 |
Milk | - | 1/10 | 1/10 | 2/20 | - | 2/11 | 4/11 | 6/22 |
Teat swabs | 9/10 | 7/10 | 9/10 | 25/30 | 9/11 | 8/11 | 10/11 | 27/33 |
Nostril swabs | 9/10 | 8/10 | 9/10 | 26/30 | 8/11 | 8/11 | 10/11 | 26/33 |
Milkers’ hand swabs | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 |
Milking restraint device | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 |
Stall | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/3 |
Wall of milking room | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 3/3 |