Survey Results of the Occurrence of a Seasonal Teat Lesion Syndrome in Dairy Cows in Wisconsin

Authors

  • Karen A. Moriello Department of Medical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI 53706
  • Kay Nelson
  • Chester Thomas Pathobiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
  • Geoffery Letchworth School of Veterinary Medicine and Department of Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1993no27p50-54

Keywords:

bovine mastitis, cattle diseases, cows, disease surveys, necrosis, oedema, skin diseases, teats

Abstract

Seventy-two dairy practitioners in the state of Wisconsin participated in a telephone survey to determine the prevalence of a seasonal vesicular skin disease of dairy cows. Results of the survey indicated that there was widespread recognition of a skin disease that appears clinically similar to bovine herpes mammillitis but with the following differences: sporadic occurrence, non-infectious pattern of occurrence, almost exclusive predilection for first-calfheifers with severe udder edema, and dry gangrene and sloughing of teats.

Cover image of the 27th Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of Dr. Harold E. Amstutz, retirein AABP Executive Vice President. Dr. Amstutz is an elderly white man in a crisp suit and tie, smiling at the camera.

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Published

2019-08-08

How to Cite

Moriello, K. A., Nelson, K., Thomas, C., & Letchworth, G. (2019). Survey Results of the Occurrence of a Seasonal Teat Lesion Syndrome in Dairy Cows in Wisconsin. The Bovine Practitioner, 1993(27), 50–54. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1993no27p50-54

Issue

No. 27 (1993 September)

Section

Articles