The effect of antibiotic versus no treatment at dry-off on udder health and milk yield in subsequent lactation: A retrospective analysis of Austrian health recording data from dairy herds

The effect of antibiotic versus no treatment at dry-off on udder health and milk yield in subsequent lactation: A retrospective analysis of Austrian health recording data from dairy herds

ABSTRACT: Bovine mastitis is the most commonly diagnosed disease of dairy cows worldwide and causes extensive economic losses to milk producers. Intramammary infection status before dry-off plays a decisive role with respect to udder health and milk yield in the subsequent lactation. The aim of this...

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Main Authors: M. Sigmund, C. Egger-Danner, C.L. Firth, W. Obritzhauser, F.F. Roch, B. Conrady, T. Wittek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
Subjects:
dry cow therapy
intramammary infection
somatic cell count
antibiotics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222006233

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