Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
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...
For me, udder health is the outcome of the interaction of many simple things of how cows are managed, such as aspects of milking, milking machine, immunity, environment, and the transition period. Bacteria are everywhere on and around the cow …
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 …
