[HTML][HTML] Investigation of intramammary infections in primiparous cows during early lactation on organic dairy farms

F Peña-Mosca, C Dean, V Machado, L Fernandes… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that organically raised dairy cows have an increased
prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus compared with conventionally raised dairy cows …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between early lactation intramammary infections and udder health and performance during the first 180 days in milk in first-lactation organic …

F Peña-Mosca, C Dean, L Fernandes, E Doster… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Prior data from our group showed that first-lactation cows under organic management in
United States have a high prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp., and …

The impact of kit, environment, and sampling contamination on the observed microbiome of bovine milk

CJ Dean, Y Deng, TC Wehri, F Pena-Mosca, T Ray… - Msystems, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
In low-microbial biomass samples such as bovine milk, contaminants can outnumber
endogenous bacteria. Because of this, milk microbiome research suffers from a critical …

Exploring associations between the teat apex metagenome and Staphylococcus aureus intramammary infections in primiparous cows under organic directives

CJ Dean, F Peña-Mosca, T Ray, TJ Wehri… - Applied and …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
The primary objective of this study was to identify associations between the prepartum teat
apex microbiome and the presence of Staphylococcus aureus intramammary infections (IMI) …

In vitro antimicrobial activity of non-aureus Staphylococci and Mammaliicocci against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus uberis and their relationship with …

F Peña-Mosca, TN Gaire, C Dean, D Manriquez… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
ABSTRACT This study aimed to:(1) Assess the in vitro antimicrobial activity of non-aureus
Staphylococci and Mammaliicocci (NASM) isolates from organic cows teat apices with and …

Non-aureus Staphylococci and related Mammaliicoccal species and their association with udder health in organic dairy cows

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Restrictions placed on antimicrobial use lead to important challenges for dairy farms to
maintain udder health, which are especially challenging for organic dairy farmers. This …