Teat Condition Scoring as a Management Tool for Monitoring Udder Health
When the end of the teat is smooth and undamaged, and the skin is soft and elastic, the teat can ensure its function, as a natural barrier against the intrusion of microorganisms that cause mastitis. Any type of stress applied to a teat, even for a very short period of time can cause the teat's...
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| author | Andra-Sabina Neculai-Văleanu Adina-Mirela Ariton Maria-Bianca Madescu Ioana Poroșnicu Ciprian Radu |
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| description | When the end of the teat is smooth and undamaged, and the skin is soft and elastic, the teat can ensure its function, as a natural barrier against the intrusion of microorganisms that cause mastitis. Any type of stress applied to a teat, even for a very short period of time can cause the teat's inherent ability to withstand bacterial stress to decrease. Teat skin dryness may favour the development of teat-end hyperkeratosis, a condition that, in turn, increases the likelihood of new intra-mammary infections in dairy cows. This condition also causes pain and discomfort for the cows, thus leading to a decline in milk production. Monitoring the level of teat end hyperkeratosis using a four-point system as well as other types of teat lesions in a dairy herd, on a consistent basis, may be an extremely helpful management tool for determining whether or not the milking routine is appropriate and the risk of mastitis is controllable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f948601c8bd495ba7a66995093280af2024-04-11T07:35:30ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-06-0156117117131Teat Condition Scoring as a Management Tool for Monitoring Udder HealthAndra-Sabina Neculai-Văleanu0Adina-Mirela Ariton1Maria-Bianca Madescu2Ioana Poroșnicu3Ciprian Radu4Research and Development Station for Cattle Breeding Dancu, Iaşi - Ungheni Alley No. 9, 707252, Iaşi, RomaniaResearch and Development Station for Cattle Breeding Dancu, Iaşi - Ungheni Alley No. 9, 707252, Iaşi, RomaniaResearch and Development Station for Cattle Breeding Dancu, Iaşi - Ungheni Alley No. 9, 707252, Iaşi, RomaniaResearch and Development Station for Cattle Breeding Dancu, Iaşi - Ungheni Alley No. 9, 707252, Iaşi, RomaniaResearch and Development Station for Cattle Breeding Dancu, IaşiWhen the end of the teat is smooth and undamaged, and the skin is soft and elastic, the teat can ensure its function, as a natural barrier against the intrusion of microorganisms that cause mastitis. Any type of stress applied to a teat, even for a very short period of time can cause the teat's inherent ability to withstand bacterial stress to decrease. Teat skin dryness may favour the development of teat-end hyperkeratosis, a condition that, in turn, increases the likelihood of new intra-mammary infections in dairy cows. This condition also causes pain and discomfort for the cows, thus leading to a decline in milk production. Monitoring the level of teat end hyperkeratosis using a four-point system as well as other types of teat lesions in a dairy herd, on a consistent basis, may be an extremely helpful management tool for determining whether or not the milking routine is appropriate and the risk of mastitis is controllable.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/31dairy cowshyperkeratosismastitisteat conditionudder health |
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| title | Teat Condition Scoring as a Management Tool for Monitoring Udder Health |
| title_full | Teat Condition Scoring as a Management Tool for Monitoring Udder Health |
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| title_short | Teat Condition Scoring as a Management Tool for Monitoring Udder Health |
| title_sort | teat condition scoring as a management tool for monitoring udder health |
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