@article {10.3844/ajavsp.2014.116.121, article_type = {journal}, title = {PREVALENCE OF MASTITIS PATHOGENS AND THEIR RESISTANCE AGAINST ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS IN AWASSI SHEEP IN AL-BALQA PROVINCE OF JORDAN}, author = {Hawari, Azmi D. and Obeidat, Maher and Awaisheh, Saddam Sh. and Al-Daghistani, Hala I. and Al-Abbadi, Amal A. and Omar, Sharaf S. and Qrunfleh, Issam M. and Al-Dmoor, Hanee M. and El-Qudah, Jafar}, volume = {9}, number = {2}, year = {2014}, month = {May}, pages = {116-121}, doi = {10.3844/ajavsp.2014.116.121}, url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajavsp.2014.116.121}, abstract = {The primary objective of this study was to establish data on mastitis in Awassi Sheep in Al-Balqa Province of Jordan. Milk samples were collected from 260 lactating ewes that selected randomly from eight flocks. California Mastitis Test (CMT) gave result with 220 milk samples; 122 samples (55.5%) showed positive CMT. Infection with some bacterial species was associated with positive CMT. About 26% of the ewes revealed clinical signs of mastitis. The highest percentage of bacterial count, which range from 3×102 to }, journal = {American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences}, publisher = {Science Publications} }