Because the bovine mammary gland is constantly challenged by a variety of contagious and
environmental pathogens, maintenance of mammary health may be best thought of in terms …

This review presents the scientific background of the relationship between electrical
conductivity (EC) of milk and bovine mastitis, and the possibility of using EC as an indicator …

The objective of this review was to explore the relationship between lactational performance
and health. We focused on lactational incidence rates (LIR) of the production diseases that …

This study provides estimates of genetic parameters for various diseases, fertility and 305-
day milk production traits in dairy cattle using data from a UK national milk recording …

Milk production, fertility, longevity and health records, were extracted from databases of two
milk recording organisations in the United Kingdom for the first three lactations of the …

A general belief across the dairy community, both scientific and commercial, is that of an
antagonistic association between milk production and reproductive performance of dairy …

Background Improving resistance to mastitis, one of the costliest diseases in dairy
production, has become an important objective in dairy cattle breeding. However, mastitis …

Mastitis has long been a concern of dairy farmers, veterinarians, and animal health
professionals worldwide due its impact on health costs, milk yield, milk quality, culling rate …

Mastitis is a mammary disease that frequently affects dairy cattle. Despite considerable
research on the development of effective prevention and treatment strategies, mastitis …

This research investigated somatic cell count (SCC) records during lactation, with the
purpose of identifying distribution characteristics (mean and measures of variation) that were …