Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
Text: Brian Pocknee The 32nd British Mastitis Conference (BMC) was held on 11 November 2020 and, due to the Covid 19 pandemic, was held as a virtual conference for the first time. Unfortunately, the workshop on mastitis data management and …
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Text: Rupert M. Bruckmaier, Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Milking is one of the most decisive processes in dairy farming. It represents the harvest of the produced milk and thus the main source of income of…...
While dairy equipment, genetics and even pathogens have seen tremendous change over the last decades, not much has changed in terms of mastitis management. Dairy managers who want to produce and harvest healthy milk still need a whole-picture view, taking…...
Text and pictures: Justine Britten, Udder Health Systems, Boise, Idaho, USA Mastitis is an inflammatory disease of the mammary gland that impacts all food production animals that are reared for milk harvest, but is well-documented as the most widespread and…...
Over the past two decades there has been a rapid expansion in dairy cow numbers in China. In 2020, there were just over six million dairy cows. Most people associate China with large dairy herds, but the average herd size …
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Seeking common ground for learning and sharing scientific and technical knowledge on ruminant udder health at the national level, a group of veterinarians decided to gather forces and give birth to the Portuguese Udder Health Council (CPSU – Conselho Português…...
Milk quality has been a passion of mine for a very long time and I am honored to have worked professionally with dairy farms, dairy equipment dealers, veterinarians, milk plant field representatives, and other dairy farm professionals for over 26…...
Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland that can result in an elevated somatic cell count (SCC). It is mainly caused by intramammary infections (IMI). Cows with mastitis can have clinical signs (clinical mastitis) or no clinical signs (subclinical …
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What are today’s keys for controlling the pathogens causing mastitis in cattle? We spoke with Oriol Franquesa, a veterinarian specialising in milk quality who has been advising dairy farms for many years all around the world. Dr. Franquesa helped us …
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Joseph Hogan, Ohio State University emeritus professor, spearheaded the launch of NMC’s Scholars program. This program provides at least four (with at least two students studying outside of Canada and the United States) travel scholarships for graduate students to attend …
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Diagnostic tests provide insight into which cow is infected with which mastitis pathogen. The same principle applies to people when it comes to, for example, the coronavirus, and is certainly true for dairy cows when we look at mastitis-causing pathogens. …
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