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Towards herd-specific udder health management

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This text summarizes a PhD project investigating why mastitis remains a major challenge in modern dairy production despite decades of intervention and well-established control strategies. Both clinical and subclinical mastitis continue to cause substantial economic losses, reduce productivity, increase greenhouse gas emissions, and negatively affect animal welfare. At the sameRead more

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The effect of communication skills training in bovine veterinary medicine

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Communication might be the most underrated tool in bovine veterinary medicine. In this M² article, we highlight the key findings from Linda Dorrenstein’s PhD research, showing how targeted communication training transforms not only vet–farmer relationships, but also decision-making, compliance, and overall herd health outcomes.

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