Strains of coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) are the main bacteria species causing infection of the mammary gland in dairy cows, goats and sheep (Silanikove et al., 2014a). Recently, Tomazi et al. (2015) published a paper showing that apart from a modest increase in somatic cell count, infection with CNS had no effect on milk yield and milk composition of the infected glands in comparison ...

BACKGROUND Ethiopia has the largest cattle population in Africa. The vast majority of the national herd is of indigenous zebu cattle maintained in rural areas under extensive husbandry systems. However, in response to the increasing demand for milk products and the Ethiopian government's efforts to improve productivity in the livestock sector, recent years have seen increased intensive husbandr...

The US dairy industry has realized tremendous improvements in efficiencies and milk production since the 1940s. During this time, farm and total cow numbers have decreased and average herd size has increased. This intensification, combined with the shift to a largely urban public, has resulted in increased scrutiny of the dairy industry by social and environmental movements and increased concer...

In Ethiopia, swine are mainly raised under small scale production systems of urban and peri-urban areas. The sector has got very little attention compared to other livestock components. This happened due religious social reasons. Swine breeds in Ethiopia consist exotic their crosses. indigenous pig is an animal which been neglected wild. Although smallholder farmers make a contribution the sect...

This study describes the occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and evaluates its associations with subsequent milk production and reproductive performances and survival on farm of dairy cows. A total of 53 British dairy farms and 5759 animals with detailed breeding and milk recording data available were used to form two study groups: preterm calving (calving occurring between days 266 ...

The objectives of this study were to report performance and management data taken from a sample of UK dairy farms that have participated in the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Dairy Mastitis Control Plan (DMCP) and to identify important mastitis prevention practices that are not currently widely implemented. A total of 234 UK dairy herds were included in the study from which farm...