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Table 4 Distribution of the causative agents isolated from the ears and respiratory tract

From: Clinical-pathological findings of otitis media and media-interna in calves and (clinical) evaluation of a standardized therapeutic protocol

Respiratory tract

M. bovis

M. bovis +

M. bovis +

M. bovis +

Mycoplasma spp.

Other mixed bacteria

P. multocida

Streptococcus spp.

Streptococcus spp. +

Ears

P. Multocida

M. bovis

9 (4a; 1b; 4c)

1b

-

1a

1c

1a

M. bovis +

2c

3 (1a; 1b; 1c)

-

-

1a

-

P. multocida

M. bovis +

1a

-

-

-

-

-

Staphylococcus spp.

M. bovis +

-

-

1a

-

-

-

Streptococcus spp.

M. bovis +

1a

-

-

-

-

-

Pseudomonas spp.

  1. anasal swabs
  2. bTBA
  3. cnasal swabs and TBA