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References and Resources- Mastitis

Online:

The National Mastitis Council (link) has a website with information about all aspects of mastitis and links to other useful sites. The NMC also has books and other materials for sale, and members of the NMC receive a periodic newsletter with information about mastitis and summaries of the latest research.

Books:

Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses , 9 th Edition

By Otto Radostits, Clive C. Gay, Douglas C. Blood, and Kennth W. Hinchcliff

W.B. Saunders, 2000

This book devotes 82 pages to a thorough overview of mastitis, with 25 pages describing aspects of mastitis control. Other topics covered include Major Pathogens, Minor Pathogens, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatment.

Herd Health: Food Animal Production Medicine, 2 nd Edition

By O.M. Radostits, K.E. Leslie, and J. Fetrow

W. B. Saunders, 1994

The section of this book about mastitis control covers much of the same territory as the control portion of Radostits et al's “Veterinary Medicine”, but with more specific detail. There are also illustrations of sheets on which to keep mastitis records, milking machine diagrams, and a milking procedures checklist. A new edition of this book, with Radostits as sole author, is due in August, 2001 .

Winning the Fight Against Mastitis

W. Nelson Philpot and Stephen C. Nickerson

Distributed by Surge/Westphalia

An earlier version of this book was reviewed. It is an easy to read, well-illustrated overview of mastitis, targeted toward dairy producers .

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