1.    What naturally occurring antibacterial is being tested for use as a therapy for bovine mastitis ?

2.    What is the estimated number of sub-clinical cases of mastitis in a herd for every detected                      clinical  case? 

3.    This website gives an overview of the basics of milking machine function.   

4.    Questions about mastitis vaccination can be answered here.

5.    What is the purported advantage of robotic milking systems? 

6.    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. 

7.    Under udder health products, check out Labo Solidago.

8.    For a review of Streptococcus agalactiae mastitis check out this page from AABP.

9.    Here is a link to information from McGill University in Quebec about treating mastitis without               antibiotics.

10.    Here is a link to control of coliform mastitis from Utah.

11.    Go here for more information about udder singeing.

                             

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12.   Here is the link to Lindsey's dairy farm in New York.

13.   Here are two links to information about priciples of animal behaviour to reduce stress and improve                animal health.  Both are written by Steve Cote.

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Here are a couple of further references to pink eye.

14.    Here is a summary from Purdue.

15.    Here is some information from Kansas.

16.    Here is a quiz from the Great Plains Center.

17.    What breed of beef cattle has claimed genetic resistance to bovine pinkeye?

18.    Which breed of beef cattle is most susceptible to bovine pinkeye?

19.  Check out the animal ambulance for use in feedlots.