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	Mastitis Case Studies Resource Library

This resource is a collection of information related to mastitis. Many of these include a discussion on the relevance to mastitis. Look under the headings below and choose the term that is closest to your topic of interest. See the Mastitis Detective Cases for practice case studies of herd mastitis problems. These cases were adapted from real mastitis cases solved by Dr. Dawn Morin, University of Illinois. Some of the images in this resource are also from Dr. Morin.
Mastitis clinical syndromes Clinical mastitis Peracute mastitis Acute mastitis Subacute mastitis Chronic mastitis Subclinical mastitis	Types of mastitis Contagious Environmental Teat skin to udder Mouth to udder Flies	Detection of mastitis Udder palpation Visualization of milk Somatic cell count (SCC) Bulk tank Bulk tank bacterial counts California Mastitis Test (CMT) Electrical conductivity
Mastitis treatment & control Antibiotic treatments Intramammary infusions Oxytocin treatment Non-responding cases Control - contagious Control - environmental Vaccines for mastitis Approaches to Herd Problems	Major mastitis pathogens Esherichia coli Klebsiela species Mycoplasma Prototheca, yeasts Pseudomonas spp Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus agalactiae Streptococcus uberis and other Strep spp.	Bacterial culture Sterile milk sample collection Bacterial culture of milk samples Antibiotic sensitivity
Milk composition & quality Milk composition Grade A milk Bulk tank bacterial counts Somatic cell count Antibiotic residues Premium payments	Susceptibility to mastitis Determinants of mastitis Inflammation - what happens Ability to resist mastitis	Disease resistance Immunology of mammary gland Physical barriers Humoral immunity Cellular immunity Phagocytosis Endotoxin-induced mastitis
Milking machine Milking machine Teat cups and liners Claw, vacuum tubes, milk tubes Pulsator, rate, ratio Teat end vacuum Liner squawks Milk line Vacuum fluctuations Automatic take-offs	Milking process Gloves Teat preparation Teat dip germicides Drophoses Milk letdown Udder hair Foremilk stripping Machine-on time Post-milking teat dip Teat health	Housing and environment Herd location Barn and stall design Bedding Exercise area Herd size Season/weather Pasture, creeks, ponds Parlor design
Cow management Dry cows Nutrients and mastitis Culling cows Purchasing cows TMR DHIA records Rolling herd average	Dry period and mastitis Mammary physiology Active involution Steady state involution Redevelopment & colostrogenesis	Study questions & references Study Questions References

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	Mastitis Case Studies
Information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Copyright® 2009 by Walter L. Hurley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign