Infections in animals are diverse and prevalent, affecting the urinary, ear, eye, skin, digestive, respiratory, bone, and blood systems. In veterinary medicine, these infections can result in:
• Reduced quantity and quality of production
• Elevated risk of food residues, posing threats to public health
• Increased veterinary costs due to excessive medication use
• Growth delays
• Animal mortality
These factors collectively lead to substantial economic losses. To mitigate the widespread use of antibiotics and alleviate economic strain, rapid pathogen identification is crucial. CHROMagar provides an array of chromogenic media designed for quick and straightforward differentiation of major bacteria responsible for animal infections. These media are highly specific, easy to interpret, and deliver results quickly while ensuring long-lasting reliability. With over 45 years of expertise, CHROMagar stands as a global leader in chromogenic culture media, distributed across more than 80 countries. Committed to quality and innovation, they continue to prioritize customer feedback to drive its advancements.
To gain practical insights, our team of experts visited a farm of 400 cows in the Czech Republic and interviewed Mr. Veening., the owner, that has been working in this sector for many years.
He explains : “We have been using the CHROMagar™ Mastitis triplate for about 6 years to test our cows for infections. We use chromogenic culture media to get a preliminary bacterial result, before forwarding them to the lab for confirmation. From experience, when a farmer identifies a problem, he wants to be able to take action swiftly. We also, Based on the season and cows’ health, we adjust the number of plates used. ”
He then shared an example of a test he conducted using the CHROMagar™ Mastitis triplate for one of his sick cows. “Based on the test results, some colonies grew, but very few. It means the cow has an infection, but doesn’t require antibiotic treatment since the bacteria responsible are not particularly harmful, and the cow can recover naturally. As a precaution, our quality department has placed a blue collar on the cow, discarded its milk, and ensured that it will not be used for milk production for the next week. This allowed us to save 90€ on milk and about 20€ on treatment thanks to this plate, totaling 110€ of savings.”
Thanks to CHROMagar™ chromogenic media, Mr. Veening’s farm avoided suffering significant economic and time losses, potentially administering unnecessary antibiotics to the cow, and thereby increasing the risk of antibiotic-resistant bacteria development. Join the movement today to better animal diagnostic.
