Instant Insights: Mastitis in dairy cattle

Chapter 1 - Aetiology, diagnosis and control of mastitis in dairy herds: P. Moroni, Cornell University, USA and Universit à degli Studi di Milano, Italy; F. Welcome, Cornell University, USA; and M.F. Addis, Porto Conte Ricerche, Italy; 1 Introduction 2 Indicators of mastitis: somatic cell count 3 Indicators of mastitis: non-cell inflammation markers 4 Contagious pathogens causing mastitis 5 Environmental pathogens: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and environmental streptococci 6 Other pathogens: Prototheca, coagulase-negative staphylococci and other microorganisms 7 Management and control of mastitis 8 Dry cow therapy 9 The use of antibiotics 10 Where to look for further information 11 References
Chapter 2 - Mastitis, milk quality and yield: P. Moroni, Cornell University, USA and University of Milano, Italy; F. Welcome, Cornell University, USA; and M. F. Addis, Porto Conte Ricerche, Italy; 1 Introduction 2 Indicators of mastitis 3 Impact of mastitis on milk composition 4 Impact of mastitis on dairy product quality 5 Impact of mastitis on milk production yield 6 Conclusion and future trends 7 References
Chapter 3 - Advances in dairy cattle breeding to improve resistance to mastitis: John Cole, USDA-ARS, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Conventional phenotypes for improving resistance to clinical mastitis 3 New phenotypes for improving resistance to clinical mastitis 4 National and international genetic improvement programmes for resistance to clinical mastitis 5 Increasing rates of genetic gain through genomic selection 6 Conclusion 7 Future trends in research 8 Acknowledgements 9 Where to look for further information 10 References
Chapter 4 - Minimising the development of antimicrobial resistance on dairy farms: appropriate use of antibiotics for the treatment of mastitis: Pamela L. Ruegg, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; 1 Introduction 2 Use of antimicrobials on dairy farms 3 Clinical relevance of antimicrobial resistance data 4 Trends in the antimicrobial resistance of mastitis pathogens 5 Ensuring effective use of antibiotics in the treatment of mastitis: diagnosis, antibiotic choice and duration of treatment 6 Ensuring effective use of antibiotics in the treatment of mastitis: targeting treatment 7 Conclusions 8 Where to look for further information 9 References