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...

On most dairy farms teat dips are applied to the teats of cows either before or after milking in order to prevent pathogens from gaining access to the mammary gland via the teat canal. In the present experiments, a natural teat dip was developed using a fermentate containing the live bacterium Lactococcus lactis DPC 3251. This bacterium produces lacticin 3147, a two-component lantibiotic which ...

The procedures and practices associated with milking are critically important and people now-a-days are switching over to machine milking to save time and money. Milking equipments if properly maintained have a positive impact on both milk production and milk quality. However, if the equipments are not used as per the recommended standard values it may have some untoward effects on udder health...

Preparing cows for milking is one of the most important operations. Not only speed milk production but also quality depends on level work performed.
 One effective ways to mechanize preparation implies development a special mechanical brush that cleans and stimulates teat skin. As result, there no need use additional foam detergents napkins cleanse disinfect teats.
 A device has been ...

This research aims to comprehend the different colostrum production between fore and rear teats of FHC dairy cows. The method used was a case study by observing collecting data at farm purposive sampling. materials in this were 41 postpartum cows that produce on days 1-4 with lactation period 1-5. tabulated analyzed using paired t-test. results showed average 6.40 ± 5.39 kg/cow/day 7.03 5.92 hi...

Magnusson, M. 2007. Bacillus cereus in the housing environment of dairy cows – Contamination routes, effect of teat-cleaning, and measures to improve hygiene in the cubicles and alleys. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 978-91-576-7341-1 The spore-forming bacterium Bacillus cereus can survive pasteurisation and thus a limiting factor for the shelf life of pasteurized milk. The occurre...

Anatomical and functional characteristics of the teat are supposed to have considerableinfluence on milk flow performance. In the present study various teat and milkingcharacteristics in 148 quarters of 38 cows were analyzed via 3 different approaches. Teatcanal length, teat wall thickness and teat diameter were measured by ultrasound. In addition,the vacuum needed to open the t...

The aim of this study was to investigate if there is a relationship between the latency to the first suckling and udder and teat morphology and to assess the extent to which piglet and sow characteristics influence teat pair position preference. Udder morphology trait measurements, piglet suckling behavior, and sow productive and behavioral traits were recorded from a population of 74 Large Whi...

This study was designed to explore the relationship between cow and udder cleanliness scores and the risk of isolation of Klebsiella spp. from lower hind legs and teat ends, respectively. The distribution of Klebsiella species was compared among isolates from teat ends, legs, and cases of clinical mastitis obtained from 2 dairy farms in New York State, with 850 and 1,000 cows, respectively. Far...