Mastitis is a highly prevalent and costly disease of dairy cows that is commonly caused by
intramammary bacterial infection. The innate immune response to bacterial penetration of …

Of the cattle diseases that are of major economic importance to dairy farmers, mastitis has
proved to be the most refractory. It cannot be eradicated and although it is now possible to …

The precise mechanism by which gut dysbiosis contributes to the pathogenesis of
extraintestinal diseases and how commensal microbes mediate these processes remain …

Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli are among the most prevalent species of gram-
positive and gram-negative bacteria, respectively, that induce clinical mastitis. The innate …

Milk samples were taken from 1920 quarters (480 cows, six herds) on four occasions to
examine the relationship between quarter level intramammary infection (IMI) during the dry …

Rate of coliform and streptococcal intramammary infection during the dry period was studied
in 168 dry periods. Coliform infection rate was influenced by stage of dry period, parity, and …

The periparturient period is associated with rapid differentiation of secretory parenchyma,
intense mammary growth, copious synthesis and secretion, and marked accumulation of …

Escherichia coli is an important bacterial species isolated from bovine mastitis. The rate of
neutrophil recruitment into the mammary gland and their bactericidal activity largely affect …

The prompt recruitment of neutrophils to the site of infection is essential for the defense of
the bovine mammary gland against invading pathogens and is determinant for the outcome …

Eight dairy cows at various stages of lactation were infected in a single mammary quarter
with approximately 5× 10 2 colony-forming units of serum-resistant Escherichia coli. The …