@article{article_550788, title={Investigation of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) Levels in Milk of Anatolian Buffaloes with Subclinical Mastitis}, journal={Kocatepe Veterinary Journal}, volume={12}, pages={254–257}, year={2019}, DOI={10.30607/kvj.550788}, author={Gürler, Hande and Yarım, Gül Fatma and Salar, Seçkin and Fındık, Arzu and Gökçeoğlu, Ayris and Akçay, Aytaç and Baştan, Ayhan}, keywords={Buffalo,Epidermal growth factor,Milk,Subclinical mastitis}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond, serif;">Subclinical mastitis (SCM)
is a serious disease of farm animals. There are many studies on SCM that aim to
make the diagnosis practical, economical and reliable. It was the aim of the
present study comparison of epidermal growth factors (EGF) ratios in animals
with and without subclinical mastitis as an indictor of SCM in Anatolian water
buffaloes. A study was carried out in a total of </span> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond, serif;color:#262626;">on
35 milk samples from 20 healthy and 15 mastitic mammary quarters of clinical
healthy and nonpregnant buffaloes </span> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Garamond, serif;">. Samples were examined
using California mastitis test (CMT) as cow side test to detect of SCM before
being transferred to the laboratory. Microbiological culture was also performed
to determine bacterial contamination. Level of EGF and somatic cell count (SCC)
was determined in all samples. As a result of the comparison of the EGF
concentration between the SCM (+) and SCM (-) groups, the SCM (+) group was
found to be higher than the SCM (-) group. EGF tests may be a useful tool in
determining subclinical mastitis. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Afyon Kocatepe University}