The Influence of the winter environment of the dairy cow on mastitis

Authors

  • P. G. Francis Ministry of Agriculture, Veterinary Investigation Centre, Langford, Bristol, England
  • J. Summer Ministry of Agriculture Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England
  • D. A. Joyce Ministry of Agriculture Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1981no16p24-27

Keywords:

bacterial diseases, bovine mastitis, cattle housing, Climatic factors, cow housing, Cows, Escherichia coli infections, Escherichia infections, incidence, management, Mastitis, Microclimate, microorganisms, litter

Abstract

To determine:
a) the influence of bedding temperatures in straw bedded cubicles (free stalls), on E. coli populations in bedding;
b) the relationship between the appearance of used cubicle bedding and its E. coli population;
c) the influence of E. coli in bedding on udder infections.

Cover image of the 16th Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of Seattle with Mount Rainier in the background and the Kingdome in the middle distance.

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Published

1981-11-01

Issue

No. 16 (1981 November)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

The Influence of the winter environment of the dairy cow on mastitis. (1981). The Bovine Practitioner, 1981(16), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1981no16p24-27