Low calcium levels at calving are not just a problem for downer-cow syndrome: hypocalcaemia (clinical and sub-clinical) is also a risk for udder infections in fresh cows. A high incidence of milk ...

Workers there were seeing a lot of cows with mastitis, an infection of the udder. Their milk was thickened and discolored, and it couldn’t be explained by any of the usual suspects such as ...

Though it has been discovered cows’ udders or mammary tissues are similar to chickens' gut tissue and human lung tissue. Experts do believe it could be possible a cow came into contact with infected ...

A new study looking at the distribution of receptors that flu viruses can attach to in different cow tissues may help to explain the pattern of illness being seen in the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu ...

Instead of injecting the virus into the udders, his team injected the viruses into the mouths and noses of the animals. The cows developed low-level infections, and they shed the virus from their ...

Scientists were surprised to suddenly discover infections in the udders and milk of dairy cows this year, as the influenza virus is typically considered a respiratory disease. Bird flu was first ...

But Canadian virologist Alyson Kelvin wasn't among those shocked by the udder discovery. "We've known that the cow mammary gland is susceptible to influenza virus infections since at least the ...

Infection in a cow’s udder or contact with manure can contaminate milk. Pasteurized milk is safe to drink. Animal waste can get into lakes and streams. The contaminated water can spread bacteria ...