Risk factors of teat-end hyperkeratosis and its association with udder health in dairy ewes

J Dairy Res. 2018 Feb;85(1):44-49. doi: 10.1017/S0022029917000887.

Authors

Sotiria Vouraki¹, Athanasios I Gelasakis², Ian J Rose¹, Georgios Arsenos¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Animal Husbandry,School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Health Sciences,Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,P.O. Box 393,GR 54124,Thessaloniki,Greece.
² Veterinary Research Institute of Thessaloniki,ELGO-Demeter,GR 57001,Thermi,Thessaloniki,Greece.

PMID: 29469003
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029917000887

No abstract available

Keywords: Hyperkeratosis; dairy ewes; pulsation rate; udder health; vacuum level.

MeSH terms

Animal Husbandry*
Animals
Dairying / methods
Female
Lactation
Mammary Glands, Animal / pathology*
Mastitis / veterinary*
Risk Factors
Sheep
Sheep Diseases / etiology*
Sheep Diseases / pathology
Sheep Diseases / prevention & control