Uzoka Ugonna Henry, Fujikura Juliana Miwa, Polveiro Richard Costa, Caldeira Jéssica Lobo Albuquerque, Netto Maria Júlia Fernandes, de Souza Menezes Luísa Maria, Cesário Cristiane do Carmo, Valente Fabricio Luciani, Moreira Maria Aparecida Scatamburlo
Department of Veterinary, Laboratory of Bacterial Diseases, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Umuahia, Nigeria.
Vet Res Commun. 2025 Apr 15;49(3):166. doi: 10.1007/s11259-025-10733-9.
Mastitis significantly impacts dairy goat herds, causing substantial economic losses. The escalating challenge of multidrug-resistant bacteria has prompted research into alternative therapeutic strategies, including milk microbiota transfer and phytochemical treatments. This study evaluates milk chemical elements as potential biomarkers during alternative treatments for Staphylococcus warneri-induced goat mastitis. Seven female Parda Alpina goats were studied, with six receiving sequential treatments: milk microbiota transplantation (MMT) from the seventh goat (donor), two days later, intra-mammary 7-epiclusianone administration followed. The right udder of the six goats received the treatments and different time points while the left udder served as the control. Milk samples (n = 120) were analyzed using X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (XEDS) to monitor trace and macro elements. Milk elemental level variations were observed across both treatments. Notable changes included increased iron levels from MMT initiation, reduced copper and zinc levels during MMT, and decreased sodium levels following 7-epiclusianone treatment. These results suggest zinc, copper, iron, and sodium could serve as potential biomarkers for monitoring mastitis treatment effectiveness. Additional research with broader and more diverse sample populations would help validate these findings and explore the method's broader applicability.
乳腺炎对奶山羊群有显著影响,会造成巨大的经济损失。多重耐药细菌带来的挑战日益严峻,促使人们研究替代治疗策略,包括乳汁微生物群转移和植物化学物质治疗。本研究评估了奶化学元素作为华纳葡萄球菌诱导的山羊乳腺炎替代治疗期间潜在生物标志物的情况。对7只雌性帕尔达阿尔皮纳山羊进行了研究,其中6只接受了序贯治疗:先从第7只山羊(供体)进行乳汁微生物群移植(MMT),两天后进行乳房内注射7-表clusianone。6只山羊的右侧乳房接受治疗并在不同时间点采样,而左侧乳房作为对照。使用X射线能量色散光谱法(XEDS)分析了120份乳汁样本,以监测微量元素和常量元素。在两种治疗过程中均观察到乳汁元素水平的变化。显著变化包括从MMT开始时铁水平升高、MMT期间铜和锌水平降低以及7-表clusianone治疗后钠水平降低。这些结果表明锌、铜、铁和钠可作为监测乳腺炎治疗效果的潜在生物标志物。对更广泛和更多样化样本群体的进一步研究将有助于验证这些发现,并探索该方法更广泛的适用性。