1. For information on nutritionally related dairy cattle diseases check this one.
2. Further information on abomasal displacement can be found on this website.
3. For information on Johne's disease go here. Check the frequently asked questions about Johne's disease.
4. Check this website for more Johne's disease information. What are the most rapid and least costly tests for an individual cow showing clinical signs of the disease? What test gives the best positive predictive value?
5. For information about calf scours, check this website.
6. Another website with useful information about a commercial product to aid in the prevention of calf scours can be found here.
7. What is the significance of the six diseases that can be transferred via colostrum and non-pasteurized transition, whole, or waste milk?
8. The Colorado State University Diagnostic Laboratory publishes Lablines. Recently there were several articles about BVDV and testing to discover persistently infected animals.
9. Here is an excellent reference on colostrum management. What are the two most important factors in immunoglobulin transfer?
10. A veterinary clinic's approach to treatment of milk fever can be found at this website.
11. For information on bovine ketosis and the Ross test (Rothera test) check
12. What does a cow's chomosomes have to do with ketosis? Ohio State has information about the risk of ketosis with several dairy cow diseases.
13. Still more information on ketosis can be found here.
14. For information on downer cows check this out.
15. At the University of Wisconsin what devices are used in the supportive care of downer cows?
16. For more information about downer cows you can check this reference.
17. Here is an excellent reference on transition cow metabolic problems.
18. Here is the link to vaca resources, Dr. Donald Sanders from Urbana, Ohio.
19. What naturally occurring antibacterial is being tested for use as a therapy for bovine mastitis ?
20. What is the estimated number of sub-clinical cases of mastitis in a herd for every detected clinical case?
21. This website gives an overview of the basics of milking machine function.
22. Questions about mastitis vaccination can be answered here.
23. What is the purported advantage of robotic milking systems?
24. For lots of information about mastitis you can check these links. Which pathogen is linked to udder suicide? Check this link and go to page 5 for the answer.
25. Under udder health products, check out Labo Solidago.
26. For a review of Streptococcus agalactiae mastitis check out this page from AABP.
27. Here is a link to information from McGill University in Quebec about treating mastitis without antibiotics.
