#40-2024

Innovation

Acoustic pulse therapy offers new treatment option for mastitis

APT shown to boost milk production when used in healthy animals Mastitis is one of the most important health issues in dairy cattle today, and one of the costliest. The most used tool for treating infections, reducing somatic cell count (SCC) and improving milk quality is antibiotics. There is greatRead more

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Research MSc thesis

An evaluation of intramammary infection status in dairy heifers

Contrary to expectation, intramammary infections (IMI) caused by bacterial organisms are prevalent in prepartum dairy heifers. Though awareness of the problem has increased, there are still many questions surrounding the etiology and epidemiology of heifer IMI. It is not known when heifers become susceptible to IMI or when the greatestRead more

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Focus

Echoes from the 2024 National Mastitis Council Regional meeting in Ghent, Belgium – PART 1

In the summer of 2024, the 2024 NMC Regional meeting was organized in Ghent, Belgium by MEX™ and M-teamUGent at the beautiful Bijloke site, with the main sessions scheduled in the amazing concert hall.

In this FOCUS, a first part of the general sessions are summarized.

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