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A thorough understanding of the mammary gland microbiota composition before and after dry-off is essential for developing scientifically sound dry-off protocols in practical dairy production.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Five Holstein cows approaching dry-off were selected for this study. The day of calving is designated as Day 0. Milk samples were collected at three time points around the drying period for 16S rRNA gene sequencing to investigate the differences in mammary microbial composition during these stages. Including Group A (\u221295 to \u221267 days), Group B (1 to 2 days), and Group C (14 days).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The results showed that compared to Group A, the abundance of\n Firmicutes<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Actinobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Bacteroides<\/jats:italic>\n , as well as the genera\n Psychrobacter<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Romboutsia<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Clostridium sensu stricto 1<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Turicibacter<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Pseudonocardia<\/jats:italic>\n (all Gram-positive bacteria) in the milk samples of Group B was significantly lower. In addition, the microbial diversity and richness in the milk samples of Groups A and C exhibited highly significant differences compared to those of Group B (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f\u2264\u202f0.001). However, no significant differences were found in the microbial communities of the milk samples between Groups A and C (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&gt;\u202f0.05). Furthermore, the abundance of beneficial bacterial genera such as Lactobacillus was also increased by antibiotic treatment.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n \n This exploratory study preliminarily indicates that a single dose of cefapirin benzathine administered via intramammary infusion before drying-off can effectively reduce the abundance of specific mammary pathogens, including\n Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n ,\n Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n , and\n Corynebacterium<\/jats:italic>\n (all Gram-positive bacteria). Furthermore, the diversity and richness of the mammary microbiota generally recovered approximately 14 days after calving. 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