Current Concepts on Immunity and Mastitis
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Mastitis is a significant disease of adult dairy cattle affecting up to 40 percent of cows within a herd at any given time. Recent surveys show that udder health problems are consistently the most frequent cause of morbidity with the US dairy cattle population (Table 1). The U.S. dairy industry loses an estimated $2 billion every year due to mastitis, with reduced milk production accounting for the majority of the total economic loss.
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