Non-aureus Staphylococci and Bovine Udder Health: Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Despite considerable efforts to control bovine mastitis and explain its causes, it remains the most costly and common disease of dairy cattle worldwide.
Jeroen De Buck +7 more
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Dairy Farmers and Veterinarians’ Agreement on Communication in Udder Health Consulting [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesUdder health consulting is an essential aspect of mastitis control and is based on herd-specific intervention often provided by the herd veterinarian, focusing on managing the bulk tank somatic cell count.
Michael Farre +4 more
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Udder morphology, milk production and udder health in small ruminants
Mljekarstvo, 2020 In recent years there has been an increasing trend in research of sheep and goat udder morphology, not only from the view of its suitability for machine milking, but also in terms of milk yield and mammary gland health.
Josip Vrdoljak +5 more
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Udder health, conceptual construct, and uses of the term: A systematic review from 1962 to 2019 [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2022 Background and Aim: Udder health management is essential for the further development of milk production systems and public health. This process depends on the generation of knowledge regarding control, prevention, and promotion of health.
Richard Zapata-Salas +2 more
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Trust and reciprocity norms in the analysis of social capital related to udder health. A mixed methods approach with dairy farmers and veterinarians from the north of Antioquia. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Understanding trust between dairy farmers and other actors in the dairy chain, as well as the reciprocity norms among them are fundamental to encouraging collective action and decision-making to improve milk production and udder health.
Richard Zapata-Salas +2 more
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Effective communication to improve udder health: can social science help? [PDF]
, 2011 Improved udder health requires consistent application of appropriate management practices by those involved in managing dairy herds and the milking process. Designing effective communication requires that we understand why dairy herd managers behave in
Garforth, Chris
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Clinical Assessment of Dairy Goats’ Udder Health Using Infrared Thermography [PDF]
AnimalsThis study aimed to evaluate the capacity of infrared thermography (IRT) to be used for the in situ clinical assessment of udder health status across lactation in goats.
Vera Korelidou +6 more
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Camel pastoralists’ perceptions of udder health: results from a qualitative interview study in Northern Kenya [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground In the Horn of Africa, pastoralists depend on livestock for food security. Camels play a pivotal role, providing both milk and meat to these communities.
Dinah Seligsohn +2 more
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Animal, 2009 The first part of this study was a cross-sectional analysis of the impact of 29 management factors on udder health in organic dairy farms in Switzerland. All 77 farms joined the extension program ‘pro-Q’. As a measure of udder health the theoretical bulk
S. Ivemeyer +6 more
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Yield and quality of milk and udder health in Martina Franca ass: effects of daily interval and time of machine milking [PDF]
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2010 Twenty asses of Martina Franca breed, machine milked twice a day, were used to assess the influence of milking interval (3-h, 5-h, and 8-h; N=5) and time (700, 1200 and 1900) on milk yield and udder health. Individual milk samples were taken to determine
Giovanni Martemucci +4 more
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