Udder cleft dermatitis (UCD) is a skin condition that develops at the fore udder attachment, or between the udder halves, of dairy cows. The UCD lesions vary in appearance from mild, eczematous skin changes, to severe, with wounds that often become large, foul smelling and purulent. The lesions impair theRead more
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Ultimately, disease control programs have one goal: to predict disease and take measures in order to prevent disease from occurring. According to Dr. Martin Green, Professor of Cattle Health & Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, more can be done to prevent mastitis. Green spoke on the subject at theRead more
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In the UK, the average dairy herd size is currently ~133 cows and the incidence rate of clinical mastitis (CM) is likely to be somewhere between 47 and 65 cases/100 cows/year. The national average bulk milk somatic cell count (BMSCC) is currently ~167,000 cells/ml and this number has been fallingRead more
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Abstract: Salem Abureema The goal of this thesis was to investigate three main aspects of mastitis due to Streptococcus uberis; (i) the epidemiology of clinical bovine mastitis, including the relative importance of cow-to-cow transmission and acquisition from an environmental source as well as the occurrence of persistent infection and re-infection,Read more
Read MoreThis work was aimed at addressing issues of misconception that hamper the advancement of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) control in a Belgian context. To demonstrate that recognizing BVDV infection by its clinical presentations is difficult, the detailed pathology and clinical presentations associated with BVDV infections were documented in threeRead more
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This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue your reading Or Join us today (subscribe) and get instant premium access to posts and all flipbooks Subscribe to M²-magazine
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