Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
Milk quality has been a passion of mine for a very long time and I am honored to have worked professionally with dairy farms, dairy equipment dealers, veterinarians, milk plant field representatives, and other dairy farm professionals for over 26…...
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 …
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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…...
A University of Nottingham study finds that machine learning has the potential to enhance and improve veterinarians’ ability to quickly and accurately diagnose mastitis origin in dairy herds. Led by veterinarian and researchers Dr. Robert Hyde and Professor Martin Green,…...
When using antibiotics to treat infection results in the loss of status, you do everything you can to prevent infection in the first place. This is the philosophy of UK-based organic dairy farmers Alan Webber. Providing a stress-free and hygienic…...
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. …
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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 …
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