Thursday, 26 June 2025

Managing Bovine Mastitis: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention | Chapter 1 | Research Perspective on Biological Science Vol. 5

 

Mastitis is the most frequent and expensive disease in the Animal Production Units (UPAS-Animal Production Units) of dairy cattle, due to its serious consequences on economic losses in the quantity and quality of milk produced. Its cause is directly related to aspects of well-being, health and hygiene and sanitation of the high milk-producing animals. The study aimed to discuss the diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies for managing Bovine mastitis. In terms of diagnosis, the clinical determination of mastitis in the UPAS of dairy cattle is based mainly on the preparation, training and experience of the actors in the dairy activity (veterinarians, herdsmen and workers). For the prevention of mastitis, it is vitally important to keep the udder health of each and every one of the cows that are in production in the UPA, in which the participation of the veterinarians in the training of the personnel (cattle ranchers and Workers) is of paramount importance. Its benefit is directly related to the quality of the work during milking and, as a consequence, with lower cases of mastitis in the UPAS, both clinical and subclinical. In the treatment of bovine mastitis, it should be standardised and specific based on the general health status of cows, such as fever, colour and physical appearance of milk (texture). It is essential to avoid having many types of antimicrobial treatments.  Clinical cases of bovine mastitis should be treated as quickly as possible, especially in acute and subacute acute and acute clinical cases. Hence, in this work, the significant aspects to consider in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of bovine mastitis, considering the use of antimicrobials and other measures of vital importance essential for its prevention in UPAS dairy cattle operations, have been discussed.

 

Author (s) Details

Alejandro Córdova Izquierdo
Department of Agricultural and Animal Production, Xochimilco Metropolitan Autonomous University Unit, Mexico.

 

Edmundo Abel Villa Mancera
Veterinary School, Benemerita Autonomous University of Puebla, Mexico.

 

Ma de Lourdes Juárez Mosqueda
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico.

 

Armando Gómez Vázquez
Academic Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México.

 

Jaime Olivares Pérez
Veterinary Academic Unit, Autonomous University of Guerrero, México.

 

Pedro Sánchez Aparicio
Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, UAEM, Mexico.

 

Raúl Sánchez Sáncez
Department of Animal Reproduction, National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology, Higher Council for Scientific Research, Ctra de la Coruña km 5.9 - 28040 Madrid, Spain.

 

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rpbs/v5/5530

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