Mastitis

Mastitis

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Mastitis

Articles on the treatment and prevention of a disease that has a significant impact on UK dairy cows.

Mastitis in summer: causes and prevention strategies

Kim Stafford and Phil Elkins discuss the aetiology and treatment options regarding this seasonal bacterial infection.

21 mins
The dry cow period – what vets should be monitoring

Sophie Mahendran considers the need for cattle to be well cared for during this time, including nutrition and maintaining hygiene.

34 mins
Streptococcus uberis – dealing with frustrating clinical mastitis

Volker Krömker looks at the identification of bacteria entering the mammary glands of cows, risk, prevention and therapy.

18 mins
Reducing clinical mastitis: getting messages across to farmers

Peter Edmondson looks at how vets can work with farmers to effectively control and reduce infection on dairy farms.

31 mins
Mastitis control in robotic milking systems

Peter Edmondson looks at various factors to take into consideration when adopting this technology in the dairy environment.

32 mins