The bovine udder and mastitis /
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| Language: | English |
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Helsinki, [Finland] :
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
1995.
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Table of Contents:
- The structure of the udder
- Physiology of the bovine udder
- Composition of milk
- Milk ejection reflex
- Antibacterial defence mechanisms of the udder
- The balance between bacteria and host - the bacteria's ponit of view
- Inflammation in mastitis
- Changes in the composition of milk induced by mastitis
- Clinical examination of a mastitic cow
- Detection of inflammatory changes in milk
- Use of somatic cell count in udder health work
- Sampling technique, transportation and history
- Microbiology of normal milk
- Isolation and identification of pathogens from milk
- Staphylococcal and streptococcal mastitis
- Coliform mastitis
- Summer mastitis
- Mycotic mastitis
- Mycoplasmal mastitis
- A critical view of antibacterial matitis therapy
- Methods for testing antimicrobial susceptibility
- Resistance of bacteria to antimicrobials
- Therapy of clinical mastitis
- Dry cow therapy
- Monitoring therapy response
- Residues of antimicrobial drugs in milk
- Impact of the comformation of the cow on mastitis
- Impact of production environment on the increase in udder diseases
- Effect of milking and milking machine on udder health
- Teat dipping in mastitis control
- Monitoring and management of udder health at the farm
- The economic impact of mastitis
- Impact of mastitis on dairy technology and economics
- Udder oedema
- Teat diseases