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- Title
Udder Health Monitoring for Prevention of Bovine Mastitis and Improvement of Milk Quality.
- Authors
Neculai-Valeanu, Andra-Sabina; Ariton, Adina-Mirela
- Abstract
To maximize milk production, efficiency, and profits, modern dairy cows are genetically selected and bred to produce more and more milk and are fed copious quantities of high-energy feed to support ever-increasing milk volumes. As demands for increased milk yield and milking efficiency continue to rise to provide for the growing world population, more significant stress is placed on the dairy cow's productive capacity. In this climate, which is becoming increasingly hotter, millions of people depend on the capacity of cattle to respond to new environments and to cope with temperature shocks as well as additional stress factors such as solar radiation, animal crowding, insect pests, and poor ventilation, which are often associated with an increased risk of mastitis, resulting in lower milk quality and reduced production. This article reviews the impact of heat stress on milk production and quality and emphasizes the importance of udder health monitoring, with a focus on the use of emergent methods for monitoring udder health, such as infrared thermography, biosensors, and lab-on-chip devices, which may promote animal health and welfare, as well as the quality and safety of dairy products, without hindering the technological flow, while providing significant benefits to farmers, manufacturers, and consumers.
- Subjects
MILK quality; BOVINE mastitis; ANIMAL welfare; DAIRY cattle; MILK yield; DAIRY products; ANIMAL health
- Publication
Bioengineering (Basel), 2022, Vol 9, Issue 11, p608
- ISSN
2306-5354
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/bioengineering9110608