Open AccessMASTITE
Author(s) -
Mateus Monteiro Dutra,
G. H. M. Araújo,
Roberta Reis Silva,
Aline Sousa Camargos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
colloquium agrariae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1809-8215
DOI - 10.5747/ca.2017.v13.nesp.000236
Subject(s) - mastitis , mammary gland , dairy cattle , milk production , medicine , immunology , biology , pathology , zoology , cancer , breast cancer
Mastitis is an inflammatory reaction of the mammary gland to some microorganism, chemicalsubstance, thermal variations and / or lesion of the mammary gland. This inflammatory processcan cause several disorders in the mammary gland, with different forms of presentation anddegrees of severity, where the main symptoms are the decrease in milk production and changes inchemical and sensorial composition. This work aims to review what is mastitis and all factorsassociated with this disease of great importance for dairy cattle.