The bovine udder and mastitis /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Helsingin yliopisto. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Other Authors: Sandholm, Markus
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Helsinki, [Finland] : University of Helsinki, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 1995.
Subjects:
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