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BLUEBAG [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-11-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bluebag
1, record 1, English, bluebag
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bluebag is a severe form of mastitis and is caused by bacteria which enter through the teat canal and cause an infection in the udder. It often becomes so severe as to interfere with the blood supply to the udder. This reduced blood supply causes a blue discoloration and if there is a complete loss of blood supply, gangrene, with sloughing of that half of the udder. 1, record 1, English, - bluebag
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mammite gangreneuse
1, record 1, French, mammite%20gangreneuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mammite gangréneuse 2, record 1, French, mammite%20gangr%C3%A9neuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mammites pourraient résulter d'une infection de la mamelle par voie ascendante. Les agneaux porteurs de souches de Mannheimia haemolytica au niveau de la bouche contaminent la peau de la mamelle. Mannheimia haemolytica n'est pas apte à coloniser la peau de la mamelle (les souches ne sont présentes que durant la période d'allaitement) mais les bactéries peuvent atteindre la glande mammaire par le canal du trayon et on sait qu'un nombre restreint de germes (moins de 10 UFC) suffit à déclencher une mammite. Cliniquement, il s'agit de mammites le plus souvent unilatérales, sévères, nécrotiques ou gangreneuse (d'où la dénomination de «blue bag»), accompagnées de signes généraux (fièvre, anorexie, inappétence, abattement) dus à la libération d'endotoxine et pouvant même provoquer la mort des animaux. 1, record 1, French, - mammite%20gangreneuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gangréneuse : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 2, record 1, French, - mammite%20gangreneuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Diseases
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- mastitis
1, record 2, English, mastitis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bluebag 2, record 2, English, bluebag
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inflammation of the udder. 3, record 2, English, - mastitis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mastitis is usually treated with antibiotics, which can find their way into milk and therefore into man. 4, record 2, English, - mastitis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Maladies des animaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mammite
1, record 2, French, mammite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inflammation d'une glande mammaire, qui se traduit par la présence dans le lait de germes pathogènes, de cellules d'origine sanguine ou mammaire et par des modifications physiques, chimiques et biochimiques du lait. 1, record 2, French, - mammite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades de los animales
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- mastitis
1, record 2, Spanish, mastitis
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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