Mastitis in Dairy Cattle: On-Farm Diagnostics and Future Perspectives
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Diagnosis and Control
2.1. Diagnosis
2.2. Control
3. On-Farm Diagnostic Tools
3.1. Mammary Ultrasound
3.2. Blood Gas Analysis
3.3. Electrical Conductivity
3.4. California Mastitis Test
3.5. On-Farm Culture
3.6. Infra-Red Thermography
4. Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tommasoni, C.; Fiore, E.; Lisuzzo, A.; Gianesella, M. Mastitis in Dairy Cattle: On-Farm Diagnostics and Future Perspectives. Animals 2023, 13, 2538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152538
Tommasoni C, Fiore E, Lisuzzo A, Gianesella M. Mastitis in Dairy Cattle: On-Farm Diagnostics and Future Perspectives. Animals. 2023; 13(15):2538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152538
Chicago/Turabian StyleTommasoni, Chiara, Enrico Fiore, Anastasia Lisuzzo, and Matteo Gianesella. 2023. "Mastitis in Dairy Cattle: On-Farm Diagnostics and Future Perspectives" Animals 13, no. 15: 2538. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152538