Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về bệnh học thý y được đăng trên tạp chí Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về bệnh thú y đề tài: A study of bovine mastitis, milking procedures and management practices on 25 Estonian dairy herds. | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica BioMed Central Research Open Access A study of bovine mastitis milking procedures and management practices on 25 Estonian dairy herds Laura Haltia 1 2 Tuula Honkanen-Buzalski3 Irina Spiridonova4 Arvi Olkonen5 and Vesa Myllys3 Address Department of Animal Diseases and Food Safety Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira Seinajoki Finland 2Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland 3Department of Animal Diseases and Food Safety Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira Helsinki Finland 4Estonian National Veterinary Laboratory Tartu Estonia and institute of Animal Husbandry of the Estonian Agricultural University Tartu Estonia Email Laura Haltia - Tuula Honkanen-Buzalski - Arvi Olkonen - Vesa Myllys - Corresponding author Published 22 November 2006 Received 07 November 2006 Accepted 22 November 2006 Acta Veterinaria Scandinavian 2006 48 22 doi 1751-0147-48-22 This article is available from http content 48 1 22 2006 Haltia et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Mastitis prevalence milking procedures and management practices were investigated in 25 big dairy herds supplying milk to an Estonian dairy company. The aim of the study was to provide information for the company to be used in their new udder health improvement program to be set up after the completion of this study. Methods Quarter milk samples were collected from 3 166 cows for bacterial analysis and SCC somatic cell counting . During the farm visit the veterinarian filled in a questionnaire about milking procedures and management practices with the help of farm .
