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Mastitis control in dairy herds /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blowey, R. W. (Roger William) (Author), Edmondson, Peter, 1958- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2010.
Edition:2nd edition.
Subjects:
Mastitis > Prevention.
Agricultural and Forestry Equipment (General)
Dairy Animals.
Food Composition and Quality.
Food Contamination, Residues and Toxicology.
Milk and Dairy Produce.
Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Animals, (New March 2000)
Books.
Bovine mastitis.
Cattle.
Cows.
Dairy cattle.
Dairy cows.
Dairy herds.
Disease control.
Disease prevention.
Drug residues.
Mammary gland diseases.
Mammary glands.
Milk quality.
Milk.
Milking machines.
Teats.
Udder quarters.
Udders.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Structure of teats and udder and mechanisms of milk synthesis
  • Teat and udder defences against mastitis
  • The mastitis organisms
  • Milking machines and mastitis
  • The milking routine and its effect on mastitis
  • Teat disinfection
  • The environment and mastitis
  • Somatic cell count
  • Bactoscan and total bacterial count (TBC)
  • Targets and monitoring
  • Treatment and dry cow therapy
  • Summer mastitis
  • Disorders of the udder and teats
  • Residue avoidance in milk
  • Best practice guides.