Production of Milk and Bovine Mastitis

Abstract

Mastitis is the most frequent and expensive disease in the Animal Production Units (UPAS-Animal Production Units) of dairy cattle, due to its serious consequences on economic losses in the quantity and quality of milk produced. Its cause is directly related to aspects of well-being, health and hygiene and sanitation of the high milkproducing animals. In this work, important aspects to be taken into account for diagnosis, prevention, treatment, antimicrobials and finally aspects of vital importance to be taken into account to prevent bovine mastitis in UPAS of dairy cattle are described.

Advances in therapeutic and managemental approaches of bovine mastitis: a comprehensive review

“…Mastitis is a disease of high impact on animal welfare as well as on economy among bovine diseases. It adversely affects the lucratively benefits of animal producers/farmers and leads to a large production loss in the dairy sector worldwide (Bardhan 2013 ; Sinha et al 2014 ; Izquierdo et al 2017 ; Aghamohammadi et al 2018 ; Das et al 2018 ). Bovine mastitis is the inflammation of the mammary glands/udder (intramammary inflammation, IMI) in cows.…”

Perspectivas e desafios para a produção de leite e carne no cerrado

“…Existem dois tipos de mastite: a clínica e a subclínica. Sendo que na mastite clínica os sintomas podem ser visto a olho nu como alterações no comportamento alimentar, intumescimento, vermelhidão do úbere e dos tetos, além da presença de grumos, mudança na coloração, presença de pus ou sangue no leite, o aumento da CCS, o conteúdo bacteriano, o aumento de sal e a plasmina (enzima resistente a pasteurização que destrói a caseína), além de diminuir o teor de lactose, gordura consequentemente a redução da qualidade do leite (IZQUIERDO et al, 2017).…”

Successful treatment of recurrent subclinical mastitis in cows caused by enrofloxacin resistant bacteria by means of the sequential intramammary infusion of enrofloxacin HCl-2H2O and ceftiofur HCl: a clinical trial

“…Bovine mastitis is caused mainly by pathogenic bacteria and occasionally by injury, allergic reactions, fungal infections, and other causes. The disease is the most prevalent and costly of the dairy industry because of the direct costs and for the reduction in milk production because a single episode of clinical mastitis can reduce milk production by 30% or more [ 1 2 3 ], with a negative impact on milk quality, i.e., high somatic cell count (SCC). Furthermore, mastitis increases the overall costs of herd health care and causes milk withholding and the premature culling of animals [ 4 5 6 ].…”