Table 1 Prevalence of Staphylococcus spp. in different goat farms
Sample site | Farm A (%) | Farm B (%) | Farm C (%) | Farm D (%) | Total (%) | SA (%) | CNSb (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | SA | CNS | SA | CNS | SA | CNS | SA | CNS | Â | Â | Â |
Dorsum | 0 (0/21) | 0 (0/21) | 0 (0/21) | 0 (0/21) | 0 (0/20) | 0 (0/20) | 0 (0/11) | 0 (0/11) | 0 (0/73) | 0 (0/137)a | 0 (0/137) |
Vagina | 10.0 (2/20) | 10.0 (2/20) | 9.5 (2/21) | 19.0 (4/21) | 15.0 (3/20) | 25.0 (5/20) | 18.2 (2/11) | 45.5 (5/11) | 34.7 (25/72) | 6.6 (9/137) | 12.4 (16/137) |
Anus | 0 (0/20) | 20.0 (4/20) | 0 (0/21) | 38.1 (8/21) | 0 (0/20) | 45.0 (9/20) | 0 (0/11) | 45.5 (5/11) | 36.1 (26/72) | 0 (0/137) | 19.0 (26/137) |
Udder | 0 (0/20) | 15.0 (3/20) | 0 (0/21) | 9.5 (2/21) | 5.0 (1/20) | 5.0 (1/20) | 0 (0/11) | 9.1 (1/11) | 11.1 (8/72) | 0.7 (1/137) | 5.1 (7/137) |
Nasal cavity | 35.0 (7/20) | 0 (0/20) | 9.5 (2/21) | 9.5 (2/21) | 5.0 (1/20) | 10.0 (2/20) | 18.2 (2/11) | 36.4 (4/11) | 27.8 (20/72) | 8.8 (12/137) | 5.8 (8/137) |
Milk | 2.5 (1/40) | 20.0 (8/40) | 2.4 (1/42) | 33.3 (14/42) | 2.5 (1/40) | 42.5 (17/40) | 4.3 (1/23) | 52.2 (12/23) | 37.9 (55/145) | 2.9 (4/137) | 39.4 (51/137) |
Apparatus | 0 (0/15) | 6.7 (1/15) | 0 (0/8) | 0 (0/8) | 0 (0/6) | 0 (0/6) | 0 (0/5) | 0 (0/5) | 2.9 (1/34) | 0 (0/137) | 0.7 (1/137) |
Bulk tank | 50.0 (1/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 50.0 (1/2) | Â | Â | 33.3 (2/6) | 0.7 (1/137) | 0.7 (1/137) |
Water | 0 (0/3) | 0 (0/3) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/2) | 0 (0/9) | 0 (0/137) | 0 (0/137) |
Total | 6.8 (11/161) | 11.2 (18/161) | 3.1 (5/159) | 18.9 (30/159) | 4.0 (6/150) | 23.3 (35/150) | 5.9 (5/85) | 31.8 (27/85) | 24.7 (137/555) | 19.7 (27/137) | 80.3 (110/137) |