Project facts
Project manager
Main applicant
SVA
Start/end
2019 - 2020
Field of research
Goat
Project members
Mattias Myrenås
Occurrence of MRSA in dairy goat herds
Foto: Ylva Persson SVA
A total of 22 bulk milk samples and pooled swabs from nose, mouth and perineum from 115 goats, were collected for bacteriological investigation. No samples were found positive for MRSA.
To conclude, there are no indications of an emerging spread of MRSA in Swedish dairy goat herds.
Publication
No Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Dairy Goats (2021)