Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
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…...
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…...
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…...
