Good udder health is not only important for the dairy farmer but, because of increasing interest
of consumers in the way dairy products are produced, also for the dairy production chain …

The dairy industry in the developed world has undergone profound changes over recent
decades. In this paper, we present an overview of some of the most important recent changes in …

The prevention and control of endemic pathogens within and between farms often depends
on the adoption of best management practices. However, farmers regularly do not adopt …

Incidence of clinical mastitis was studied in 274 herds grouped in three categories by bulk
milk somatic cell count (SCC). Mean incidence rate of clinical mastitis was 0.278, 0.257, and …

The objective of this study was to determine the factors affecting somatic cell count (SCC), to
estimate variance components of these factors, and to calculate and evaluate the thresholds …

… Journal of Dairy Science 90 4466–4477 Van den Borne BHP, Van Schaik H, De Jong G,
Lam TJGM 2006 Determination of a definition of subclinical mastitis incidence based on …

Risk factors for the incidence rate of clinical mastitis were studied in 274 Dutch dairy herds.
Variables that were associated with resistance to disease were the feeding, housing, and …

Management practices associated with bulk milk somatic cell counts (SCC) were studied for
201 dairy herds grouped into three categories according to bulk milk SCC. The cumulative …

Between January and April 2007, 424 calves under 22 days of age from 108 Dutch dairy
herds were sampled to estimate the prevalence of non-normal faeces (‘custard-like’—yellowish-…

Management style and its association with bulk milk somatic cell count (SCC) and the incidence
rate of clinical mastitis were studied in 300 Dutch dairy herds. Cluster analysis was used …