[PDF] Laboratory And Field Handbook On Bovine Mastitis eBook

Author : Andrew Biggs
Publisher : Crowood Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,77 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Cattle
ISBN : 9781847970718

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Mastitis is one of the most common diseases in dairy cattle throughout the world and it is also one of the most costly, resulting in reduced milk production and extra treatment costs. This invaluable book covers all aspects of the subject and is essential reading for veterinary surgeons and students, farmers and also those involved in the practical care of cattle. Conisiders what mastitis is, what causes it and how to control it· Provides an in-depth examination of the milking machine and the milking routine in the context of the incidence and spread of mastitis· Analyses mastitis records and their use· Examines in detail the diagnosis of mastitis and its treatment· Discusses summer mastitis, and udder and teat conditions predisposing to mastitis· Contains useful appendices providing a checklist for investigation and flowcharts for the approach to treatment both in lactation and at drying off AUTHOR: Andrew Biggs BVSc, MRCVS qualified at the University of Liverpool's Veterinary School in 1981. He became a partner in 1986 at the Vale Veterinary Group and is based in Tiverton, Devon. Andrew started a mastitis-monitoring scheme in 1983 and runs a mastitis laboratory that undertakes referral and consultancy work for many veterinary practices around the UK. Andrew has written many scientific articles and papers for a variety of publications, and is a past president of the British Cattle Veterinary Association. Resident - Tiverton, Devon. 216 colour photos

Author : Pamela L. Ruegg
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 18,55 MB
Release : 2012-07-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1455747963

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Current, important information on mastitis for all food animal practitioners! Topics will include new perspectives in mastitis control, treatment of clinical mastitis, antimicrobial resistance in mastitis pathogens, the role of diagnostic microbiology in mastitis control programs, update on control of Staph aureus and Strep ag, epidemiology and control of mycoplasma mastitis, managing environmental mastitis, mastitis vaccine strategies, using mastitis records and somatic cell count data, the role of the milking machine in mastitis control, stray voltage and milk quality, communicating and implementing udder health programs, and more!