Relationship between California Mastitis Test score and ultrasonographic teat measurements in dairy cows

Seker I., Risvanli A., Yuksel M., Saat N., ÖZMEN Ö.

AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, vol.87, no.12, pp.480-483, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 87 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00520.x
  • Journal Name: AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.480-483
  • Keywords: dairy cattle, mastitis, teat measurements, ultrasonography, MILK FLOW PATTERNS, SOMATIC-CELL COUNT, BOVINE TEAT, TISSUE CHANGES, UDDER, QUARTER, INFECTION, END
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective The majority of published studies about mastitis are related to the control and prevention of mastitis, with particular emphasis on eliminating predisposition factors. The objective of the current study was to determine the role of teat morphology as an important factor in the aetiology of mastitis.