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Project

Mastitis in dairy cows has a negative impact on animal welfare
Code
179V1207
Duration
01 November 2007 → 31 January 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Animal biology
    • Microbiology
    • Systems biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Microbiology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Veterinary medicine
    • Other veterinary sciences
    • Other agricultural and food sciences
Keywords
coagulase-negative staphylococci colicount mastitis dairy cows
 
Project description
 

Mastitis in dairy cows has a negative impact on animal welfare, is associated with a massive use of antibiotics and is major economical problem. This project will focus on identification of factors explaining why certain cows are infected and why others are not. Virulence factors of mastitis pathogens will be studied and innovation in prevention will be explored.