Melanie Epp, Author at M2-Magazine

The cost of mastitis in Canadian dairy herds

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.

In early lactation, intramammary infections (IMI) not only impact milk production, but also herd longevity. Furthermore, IMIs are associated with