Dairy cattle are susceptible to increased incidence and severity of both metabolic and
infectious diseases during the periparturient period. A major contributing factor to increased …

The growing world population (7.8 billion) exerts an increased pressure on the cattle
industry amongst others. Intensification and expansion of milk and beef production inevitably …

Staphylococci are the main aetiological agents of small ruminants intramammary infections
(IMI), the more frequent isolates being S. aureus in clinical cases and coagulase negative …

Breastfeeding offers demonstrable benefits to newborns and infants by providing
nourishment and immune protection and by shaping the gut commensal microbiota …

Understanding the immune defenses of the mammary gland is instrumental in devising and
developing measures to control mastitis, the major illness of dairy ruminants. Innate …

Mastitis (mammary gland inflammation) is one of the most important bovine diseases
causing economic losses to dairy producers. Mammary gland inflammation is a …

The health of dairy animals, particularly the milk‐producing mammary glands, is essential to
the dairy industry because of the crucial hygienic and economic aspects of ensuring …

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 …

Dairy cattle are more susceptible to mastitis during the periparturient period. It is well
established that the incidence of mastitis with respect to lactation stage are directly related to …

Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland commonly caused by bacterial infection.
The inflammatory process is a normal and necessary immunological response to invading …