Predictive Biology: What does the future hold for mastitis control?
Ultimately, disease control programs have one goal: to predict disease and take measures in order to prevent disease from occurring.
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Research papers
Mastitis research update from the University of Nottingham Dairy Herd Health Group
In the UK, the average dairy herd size is currently ~133 cows and the incidence rate of clinical mastitis (CM)
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Characterisation of Streptococcus uberis from bovine milk
Abstract: Salem Abureema The goal of this thesis was to investigate three main aspects of mastitis due to Streptococcus uberis;
Read moreChallenges in the control of bovine viral diarrhea virus – implications for a Belgian eradication program
This work was aimed at addressing issues of misconception that hamper the advancement of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) control
Read moreBiological and molecular characterization of South African bacteriophages infective against Staphylococcus aureus
subsp. aureus Rosenbach 1884 – the causal agent of bovine mastitis. Control measures for bovine mastitis based on antibiotics provide
Read moreInfluence of somatic cell count in heifers on lifetime milk yield and disease management
The appropriate management of mastitis is of particular importance to the Irish dairy industry where there is considerable scope for
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