Heifer mastitis is a disease that potentially threatens production and udder health in the first
and subsequent lactations. In general, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are the …

A systematic review of the scientific literature on relationships between management
practices used on dairy farms and herd somatic cell count (SCC) was undertaken to …

Summary The STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in
Epidemiology) statement was first published in 2007 and again in 2014. The purpose of the …

Clinical and subclinical mastitis is a significant problem in primiparous dairy cattle (heifers)
with a higher prevalence and incidence in heifers than cows, especially early in lactation …

Much research has been carried out and published on dairy replacement management, in
order to rear heifers as efficiently as possible, from both a technical and economical point of …

The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of somatic cell count (SCC) in early
lactation (SCCel)[measured between 5 to 14 d in milk (DIM)] of dairy heifers on test-day milk …

Risk factors for intramammary infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci,
contagious major pathogens and environmental major pathogens in early lactating heifers …

A longitudinal observational field study was conducted using 708 heifers in 30 spring-
calving dairy herds in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The aim of the study was to …

Mastitis is a complex, multifactorial disease. Pathogens, cows and farmers (via
management) all play a role. It is costly and annoying for the farmer and threatens the image …

Contents Transition from the dry period to lactation is a high risk period for the modern dairy
cow. The biggest challenge at that time is mastitis. Environmental bacteria are the most …