Association between Local (Udder) Clinical Signs and Important Outcomes of Clinical Mastitis Episodes in Dairy Cattle

Authors

  • J. R. Wenz Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
  • R. Elia Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
  • K. Whitman Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
  • F. B. Garry Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20054836

Keywords:

Clinical mastitis, CM, dairy cattle, mammary gland, mild systemic disease

Abstract

Clinical mastitis (CM) is the most common infectious disease of dairy cattle and is responsible for significant economic losses. There are many local clinical signs associated with inflammatory changes of the mammary gland during bacterial infection. Treatment and prognosis of CM is often decided based on one or more of these clinical signs, however, there have been no studies evaluating the association of important outcomes associated with CM and the presence of these signs in cows with mild systemic disease.

Cover image of the 38th Conference Proceedings: A cow nuzzles her newborn calf in a stall with straw bedding. Both are content. Yellow background.

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Published

2005-09-24

Issue

2005

Section

Research Summaries 2

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