Mastitis, an inflammation of the mammary gland, is a significant health issue in dairy sheep and goats, impacting both animal welfare and milk production. Understanding the physiological aspects ...

Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland, usually caused by bacterial infection. It can present as subclinical infection or clinical disease, which can be acute (sudden, short-term) or chronic ...

Mastitis can result in loss of udder function, reduced milk yield and quality, and premature culling or death. Estimates suggest that it costs the UK sheep industry more than £120 million per year.

This review aims to characterize promising novel markers of ovine mastitis. Mastitis is considered as one of the primary factors for premature culling in dairy sheep and has noticeable financial, ...

The presence of residual milk was lower in G1 (24.3%) compared to those of G2 (74.2%). The proposed treatment for the control of ovine mastitis significantly reduced the frequency of the clinical ...