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Mastitis

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/mæˈstaɪtɪs/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, mastitis means: Inflammation of the udder or mammary gland, usually caused by bacterial infection. It is one of the most common and costly diseases of dairy cows.

In Turkish: mastitis, meme iltihabı

How it is used

Vets separate clinical mastitis (visible changes in the milk or udder) from subclinical mastitis, found with the somatic cell count (SCC) or the California Mastitis Test (CMT). Each quarter of the udder is checked separately. Bitches and other species can also get mastitis.

Example sentences

  1. We had six cases of clinical mastitis this month, all in fresh cows.

  2. The left hind quarter has mastitis, and the milk is clotted.

Common collocations

  • clinical mastitis
  • subclinical mastitis
  • mastitis case
  • mastitis control
  • somatic cell count
  • cattleCows, bulls, steers and calves kept for milk or meat. It is a plural noun with no singular form.
  • antibioticA medicine that kills bacteria or stops them from multiplying. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections; they do not work against viruses.
  • withdrawal periodThe minimum time that must pass after the last dose of a medicine before milk, meat, eggs or honey from the treated animal can be used for food.
  • infectionThe invasion and growth of bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites in the body, causing disease or damage.

More terms: Animal Diseases

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