Assessment of the Herd Management Effects on Mastitis Frequency in Austrian Dairy Farms
ABSTRACT Mastitis, an inflammation of mammary tissue caused by infection, physical injury, or chemical irritation, is one of the most economically significant diseases in the global dairy industry. Both acute and chronic forms of mastitis lead to an increase in somatic cell counts (SCCs) in milk and a significantly reduced milk yield.
Muhammed Mert Sertkaya +2 more
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Use and efficacy of homeopathy in prevention and treatment of bovine mastitis
Bovine mastitis is an important disease in dairy farming. As alternative therapy to antibiotics, whose use is seen as increasingly critical, farmer try to treat mastitis with homeopathy, for example.
Zeise Johanna, Fritz Jürgen
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Association between genotypic diversity and biofilm production in group B Streptococcus [PDF]
Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of sepsis and meningitis and an important factor in premature and stillbirths. Biofilm production has been suggested to be important for GBS pathogenesis alongside many other elements ...
Davies, H. Dele +5 more
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No evidence for a bovine mastitis Escherichia coli pathotype
Background Escherichia coli bovine mastitis is a disease of significant economic importance in the dairy industry. Molecular characterization of mastitis-associated E. coli (MAEC) did not result in the identification of common traits.
Andreas Leimbach +5 more
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Haptoglobin and serum amyloid A in relation to the somatic cell count in quarter, cow composite and bulk tank milk samples [PDF]
Milk somatic cell count (SCC) is the gold standard in diagnosis of subclinical mastitis, and is also an important parameter in quality programmes of dairy cooperatives.
Persson Waller, Karin +2 more
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Targeting the hard to reach: Challenges and novel strategies in the treatment of intracellular bacterial infections: Targeting intracellular bacteria [PDF]
Infectious diseases continue to threaten human and animal health and welfare globally, impacting millions of lives and causing substantial economic loss. The use of antibacterials has been only partially successful in reducing disease impact.
Good, L, Kamaruzzaman, N F, Kendall, S L
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In order to elucidate the active ingredients, potential targets, and mechanisms of action of peppermint in treating bovine mastitis, this study utilized network pharmacology analysis and molecular docking to conduct an exploratory, prospective ...
Xinyu Wang +3 more
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The use of homeopathic nosodes in the prevention of mastitis in organic dairy herds (OF0186) [PDF]
Mastitis is the most significant disease affecting the health, welfare and economic productivity of dairy cattle and is recognised by Defra as a major economic and welfare concern.
Anon
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An update on environmental mastitis: challenging perceptions [PDF]
Environmental mastitis is the most common and costly form of mastitis in modern dairy herds where contagious transmission of intramammary pathogens is controlled through implementation of standard mastitis prevention programmes.
Klaas, I.C., Zadoks, R.N.
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