Melanie Epp, Author at M2-Magazine

Quantifying long-term yield loss in Latvia

The largest dairy farm in Latvia improves milk sales by €3,000/day simply by addressing mastitis and udder health issues.

On average, mastitis costs Canada’s 12,000 dairy farmers CAD$660 million each year… Around the world, dairy farmers face considerable financial

Until recently, blanket dry cow therapy was standard practice

A collaborative project in Germany, ZellDiX, is using cell differentiation technology to assess and index udder health within its milk-recording

Early disease detection could lower the enormous economic costs associated with mastitis and metabolic disease.

Milk samples offer a greater understanding of the different microbial species that cause mastitis. But what if the bacteria found

Not including production losses, it is estimated that mastitis can cost more than CND $100 per animal per case.

Vale Veterinary Group veterinarian and director Andrew Biggs says mastitis treatment needs to be targeted.