Recognition of Mycoplasma-induced mastitis is on the increase. Although Mycoplasma bovis is identified as the causative agent in more than 50 per cent of the mastitis cases, seven other Mycoplasma species have also been isolated. The mycoplasmas are commonly found in the microflora of the respiratory and urogenital tracts of normal cattle, where precipitating factors can initiate their role as ...

Against the background of prevailing udder health problems on dairy farms, this paper discusses a new approach to mastitis control. Current udder health control programmes, such as the 'five-point plan', are highlighted and their drawbacks indicated. The concept and principles of hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP) are introduced. The eight core elements of this concept are dealt wi...

The main purpose of this article is to describe interaction between physiology of lactation and milking machine. This is important in order to avoid bad influ­ ences (such as: high somatic cell count (SCC), mastitis, etc.). The paper is divided into two parts: The anatomy part describes udder characteristics needed for healthy udder and high milk yield. The milking machine part describes milkin...

INTRODUCTION Mastitis can occur at any stage of a cow’s productive life. Microbiological investigations of clinical bovine mastitis reveal a causative agent in 75–95% of cases. There is good evidence that microorganisms are involved in almost all cases. At least 137 infectious causes of bovine mastitis are known, but the majority of cases are caused by only a few common bacterial pathogens, nam...

BACKGROUND Radiation-induced skin reaction (RISR) is one of the most common and distressing side effects of radiotherapy in patients with cancer. It is featured with swelling, redness, itching, pain, breaks in skin, discomfort, and a burning sensation. There is a lack of convincing evidence supporting any single practice in the prevention or management of RISR. METHODS/DESIGNS This double-bli...

Recent studies show that immunoglobulins A, G, and M contribute significantly to the maintenance of udder health. Unfortunately, the concentration of immunoglobulins in cow milk during the middle period of lactation is low therefore the question of how to stimulate and maintain a sufficient level and spectrum of antibodies in the udder is topical. The aim of the present study was to evaluate th...

Mastitis in bovine is an important disease in milk herds that cause economical losses due to decrease of milk production and treatment costs. Somatic cell count (SCC) is one of traditional test in mastitis diagnosis. The aim of current study was to evaluate the accuracy of udder check (on-farm) in comparison to SCC in industrial livestock. Current study was conducted in a 100 bovine livestock, ...

Received: Revised: Accepted: Online available: September 02, 2015 October 14, 2015 October 25, 2015 January 13, 2016 The purpose of the present study was to describe the normal ultrasonographic characteristics of the udder and teats in lactating Jennies. Seven lactating Baladi Egyptian Jennies were examined ultrasonographically using 6-8 MHz linear probe. Sagittal and transverse scans of the ud...

This study determined association of some morphometric characteristics of udder with mastitis in dairy cattle. For this purpose; 100 animals each negative and positive for mastitis by California Mastitis Test and bacteriology, were selected from amongst those brought for slaughter at Faisalabad abattoir. Morphometric observations on udder were recorded pre-slaughter; whereas, samples from mamma...