Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
Dr Marcos Veiga is a noted academic, holding the position of Professor in the Department of Animal Nutrition and Production at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. M2 magazine asked…...
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. …
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 …
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 …
