[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Mastitis in dairy heifers: Nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control

S De Vliegher, LK Fox, S Piepers, S McDougall… - Journal of dairy …, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Non-aureus Staphylococci and Bovine Udder Health: Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps

J De Buck, V Ha, S Naushad, DB Nobrega… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite considerable efforts to control bovine mastitis and explain its causes, it remains the
most costly and common disease of dairy cattle worldwide. The role and impact of non …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species from milk and environment of dairy cows differs between herds

V Piessens, E Van Coillie, B Verbist, K Supré… - Journal of dairy …, 2011 - Elsevier
In many parts of the world, coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are the predominant
pathogens causing intramammary infections (IMI) in dairy cows. The cows' environment is …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: effect, persistence, and virulence of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species associated with ruminant udder health

W Vanderhaeghen, S Piepers, F Leroy… - Journal of Dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this review is to assess the effect of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS)
species on udder health and milk yield in ruminants, and to evaluate the capacity of CNS to …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with intramammary infection in dairy cows caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis …

S Taponen, E Liski, AM Heikkilä, S Pyörälä - Journal of dairy science, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for bovine intramammary infection (IMI)
associated with the most common bacterial species in Finland. Large databases of the …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteriological etiology and treatment of mastitis in Finnish dairy herds

J Vakkamäki, S Taponen, AM Heikkilä… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background The Finnish dairy herd recording system maintains production and
health records of cows and herds. Veterinarians and farmers register veterinary treatments …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of non-aureus staphylococci species causing intramammary infections in Canadian dairy herds

LAZ Condas, J De Buck, DB Nobrega, DA Carson… - Journal of dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Non-aureus staphylococci (NAS), the microorganisms most frequently isolated
from bovine milk worldwide, are a heterogeneous group of numerous species. To establish …

Further evidence for the existence of environmental and host-associated species of coagulase-negative staphylococci in dairy cattle

A De Visscher, K Supré, F Haesebrouck… - Veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are abundantly present in the dairy farm
environment and on bovine skin and mucosae. They are also the most prevalent bacteria …

Culture-independent exploration of the teat apex microbiota of dairy cows reveals a wide bacterial species diversity

G Braem, S De Vliegher, B Verbist, M Heyndrickx… - Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Due to their close proximity to the mammary gland tissue, the bacterial communities lining
the teat apex of the udders from lactating cows influence udder health. Denaturing gradient …

[HTML][HTML] Bovine-associated non-aureus staphylococci suppress Staphylococcus aureus biofilm dispersal in vitro yet not through agr regulation

B Toledo-Silva, FN de Souza, K Mertens, S Piepers… - Veterinary …, 2021 - Springer
Biofilm formation is a significant virulence factor in Staphylococcus (S.) aureus strains
causing subclinical mastitis in dairy cows. A role of environmental signals and …