Short communication : Diagnostic accuracy of the Petrifilm culture system for identifying colostrum with excessive bacterial contamination in Quebec dairy herds

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The objective of this study was to validate the diagnostic accuracy of the Petrifilm culture system (3M, St. Paul, MN) for identifying colostrum with excessive bacterial contamination. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2015 and February 2016. Two colostrum aliquots were collected during the first meal of 332 calves (33 commercial Holstein dairy farms) in Quebec, Canada. One aliquot per calf was used to quantify the total bacteria count and the total coliform count using standard bacteriological laboratory testing (reference test). These results were dichotomized to identify colostrum with excessive bacterial contamination [aerobic count plate (AC) >100,000 cfu/mL; coliform count plate (CC) >10,000 cfu/mL]. The Petrifilm system was used to quantify both aerobic and coliform contamination of the other colostrum aliquot from each calf. As such, AC and CC were used according to the manufacturer's recommendations. The area under the curve of the receiver operating characteristic curve of AC and CC compared with the laboratory were 0.83, and 0.95, respectively. Using the optimal threshold of >24,000 cfu/mL for AC results, the Petrifilm system had a sensitivity (Se) of 69%, specificity (Sp) of 86%, and a kappa value of 0.54. Using the optimal threshold of >4,000 cfu/mL for CC results, the Petrifilm system had a Se of 93%, Sp of 90%, and kappa value of 0.64. Overall, these results suggest that the Petrifilm system is an appropriate alternative for identifying colostrum with excessive bacterial contamination.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

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Journal of dairy science - 104(2021), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 4923-4928

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Morin, M P [VerfasserIn]
Dubuc, J [VerfasserIn]
Freycon, P [VerfasserIn]
Buczinski, S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteria
Coliform
Colostrum
Journal Article
Petrifilm

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Date Completed 14.04.2021

Date Revised 14.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3168/jds.2020-19474

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31923150X