Evaluation of CMT reactions in goat milk

For evaluation of different factors regarding CMT results 65 goats were use d. Age, milking hygiene and technique of the animals were recorded and the CMT results were evaluated in relation to those parameters. Correlations be tween CMT results and age as well milking hygiene and -technique respective ly were found. Furtheron the CMT was evaluated as indicator for mastitis di agnosis. Therefore clinical examination of the udder, bacteriological exami nation of milk samples (aseptically collected) and the determination of the somatic cell count were carried out. The results showed that CMT is not sp ecific for infected udder halves. As important udder pathogens staphylococc i were found, S. aureus and CNS at the same level. This investigation has s hown that CMT can be used as additional diagnostic tool concerning goat mas titis, but it should not be overestimated because of different factors whic h influence the cell count. For the control of udder health additional diag nostic measures are of utmost necessitiy.