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Development of a screening tool for the monitoring of contagious mastitis pathogens in dairy herds using automated milking systems
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-THÜ-2018-LPTTSchKB
Contract period: 01.01.2018
- 31.12.2020
Budget: 266,548 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: farming practice/activity, animal husbandry, pest/disease control, product/service
A mastitis screening tool for the detection of intramammary infections with contagious mastitis pathogens will be developed for dairy herds using automated milking systems (AMS). As inflammation or an increase of somatic cell count is frequently missed in subclinical infections, detection of the infectious agent itself is the only reliable method for early diagnosis. To establish an early warning system, PCR methods will be applied for samples collected automatically in herd improvement programmes (e. g. milk yield recording). Since these specimen are unsterile, they are not suitable for bacteriological cultivation. To identify samples suitable for the systematic screening of cows with a higher mastitis risk in AMS herds, colostrum will be tested by bacterial cultivation. During the last stage of the project, the early warning system and the monitoring of cows at high risk for mastitis will be established in AMS herds to improve their udder health. Antibiotics should be used only according to the results of susceptibility testing to reduce the application of substances that are identified as critical for the treatment of infections in humans.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
- Computer science
