Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
Mastitis occurs on virtually all dairy farms and is almost always caused by bacterial infections of individual mammary gland quarters. Many cases of mastitis are subclinical but some cases progress to a clinical state.
Dr Alfonso Lago is the Director of Dairy Herd Management and Contract Research Solutions at DairyExperts, Inc. – a dairy cattle research, consulting and laboratory firm based in Tulare, California, USA. He founded the company six years ago and moved…...
Join NMC in San Diego, California, USA or virtually for its 61st Annual Meeting. NMC is offering the NMC Annual Meeting General Sessions virtually (via Zoom) and in person. Each year, the National Mastitis Council holds an annual meeting in late …
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Mastitis is a big headache for many farmers around the world, whether they have 50 or 500 cows. Dealing with this disease can be a challenge but there are some key points we can include in our daily routine to …
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Ever since the installation of the first commercial milking robot in 1992, automatic milking has been on the rise. According to industry estimates, there are currently over 35.000 operational milking robot units in dairy farms across the globe. The largest…...
What are the goals of good bedding management? Are we clear about all the systems and materials available? Do you check the status of bedding materials when doing your milk quality visits? Dr. Oriol Franquesa shared with us the answers to these questions …
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Veterinary surgeon George Brownlee is the principal at Farmvet Systems and VetIMPRESS based in Northern Ireland. M²-magazine spoke to him about the origins of his business and how it has developed since establishment in 2010. M²-magazine | So, how does…...
Text and picture: Ameline Wuytack Non-aureus staphylococci (NAS) are worldwide the most common cause of intramammary infection (IMI) in lactating cows. This heterogeneous group of bacteria consists of 54 species of which at least 42 have been isolated from bovine-associated …
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Mycoplasma (M.) bovis belongs to the Mollicute genus bacteria, which lack a cell wall and are the smallest self-replicating bacteria with a parasitic way of life. M. bovis is categorised as contagious mastitis pathogen causing both clinical and subclinical mastitis. …
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The impact of heat stress on mastitis suggests that the concept of a higher incidence of mastitis in summer is not simply the outcome of greater pathogen loads, but the effect of a reduction in the immune competence of lactating …
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Invitation to an exciting free webinar about mastitis therapy in the lactation in Europe. In the context of the Enovat project, eight mastitis experts from different European countries will introduce us in 10 minutes each to mastitis therapies in their …
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