On dairy farms, most antibiotics are used to treat clinical mastitis and to prevent new infections at dry-off time. However, antibiotic use varies widely between farms. This variation shows that ...

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As the limitations of manual culturing and visual inspection become more apparent, the industry is shifting toward passive ...

Mastitis risk is much higher in the weeks pre- and post-calving than any other time of the year. Animal Health Ireland has ...

The dairy industry has been plagued by a persistent global problem for decades - bacterial infection of cow udders that significantly reduces milk production. The condition, known as bovine mastitis, ...

With a lot of farmers entering their third week of calving, there will be an increasing risk of mastitis building on farm.

Mycoplasma bovis is a notable pathogen responsible for causing mastitis, along with other clinical conditions such as respiratory disease and arthritis, in dairy cattle. The infection poses a ...

Most of the income on a dairy farm is made in the udder and flows through the teat end. Therefore, manage your source of income well! Remember, healthy udders produce higher quality milk, more milk ...

A new study identified biting flies as reservoirs of bacteria that cause bovine mastitis on dairy farms. Bovine mastitis, which affects cows, leads to reduced milk production and can be fatal if left ...

Picture this scenario: You are a dairy farmer and have this healthy cow that is a super milk producer. The cow — whichever breed — produces so much milk you are the envy of fellow farmers in the ...