Many different bacterial species have the ability to cause an infection of the bovine
mammary gland and the host response to these infections is what we recognize as mastitis …

Mastitis is one of the most prevalent and costly diseases in the dairy industry with losses
attributable to reduced milk production, discarded milk, early culling, veterinary services, and …

The outcome of an udder infection is influenced by the pathogen species. We established a
strictly defined infection model to better analyze the unknown molecular causes for these …

Leptospirosis is a devastating zoonotic disease affecting people and animals across the
globe. Pathogenic leptospires are excreted in urine of reservoir hosts which directly or …

The Central Nervous (CNS) and Immune Systems (IS) are the two major adaptive systems
which respond rapidly to numerous challenges that are able to compromise health. The …

Staphylococcus aureus is a prolific mastitis-causing bacterium that resides naturally in the
environment of the dairy cow. The aim of this study was to profile immune gene expression …

This work studies the influence of Neospora caninum intra-species diversity on abortion
outcome, infection dynamics in terms of parasite dissemination and peripheral-local immune …

Mononuclear phagocytes are crucial components of the innate host defense system. Cells
such as macrophages and monocytes phagocytose and process pathogens, produce …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are evolutionarily conserved innate immune receptors that
recognize pathogen specific molecular pattern (PAMPs) in an efficient, non-self-reactive …

Novel and more effective immunization strategies against many animal diseases may profit
from the current knowledge on the modulation of specific immunity through stimulation of …