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Cystic Ovaries In Dairy Cattle, Lacey Morgan Rosenberg Dec 2010

Cystic Ovaries In Dairy Cattle, Lacey Morgan Rosenberg

Dairy Science

The objective of this literature review was to determine the potential causes and factors affecting the incidence of ovarian cysts in dairy cattle as well as to examine functionality of various preventative methods and treatments of cysts. The end product was to be a document outlining all the information available on the three different types of cysts that can develop on the bovine ovary, follicular cysts, luteal cysts, and cystic corpora lutea. The literature that was reviewed, most in the forms of research papers, articles, and reviews, came primarily from scientific journals and published books. The literature reviewed was only …


Chronic Mastitis In Small Dairy Cattle Herds In Muang Khon Kaen, Jaruwan Kampa, Varaporn Sukolapong, Anantachai Chaiyotwittakun, Sarinya Rerk-U-Suke, Arunee Polpakdee Sep 2010

Chronic Mastitis In Small Dairy Cattle Herds In Muang Khon Kaen, Jaruwan Kampa, Varaporn Sukolapong, Anantachai Chaiyotwittakun, Sarinya Rerk-U-Suke, Arunee Polpakdee

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Monthly records of bulk tank milk somatic cell count (BMSCC) of all 194 dairy herds in Muang, Khon Kaen were used as an indicator of chronic mastitis problems; i.e. BMSCC > 500,000 cells/ml at least 3 consecutive records. Twelve chronic mastitis herds in Muang, Khon Kaen were data collected on 1) general herd information, 2) milking equipment, 3) milking procedure and 4) awareness and management of farmers to the mastitis problem. All possible mastitis pathogens were investigated in individual milk samples from 138 lactating cows of the herds. At least 40% of dairy herds in Muang, Khon Kaen had mastitis at …