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  • President's Report

    • 53rd Annual Meeting (2014), January 26-28, 2014, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

    President's Report

    President's Report

    • David A. Reid

    General Session 1: Analytical Approaches to Managing Mastitis

    Treating Mastitis: Balancing Cure, Money, Welfare and Resistance

    • Henk Hogeveen ;
    • Claudia Kamphuis ;
    • Wilma Steeneveld

    Use of Mobile Device Technology in Milk Quality Data Management

    • Mark L. Kinsel

    Managing Mastitis through the Lens of Production Records

    • Richard L. Wallace

    General Session 2: Treatment and Non-Treatment Approaches to Tackling Mastitis

    Treatment Protocols for Clinical Mastitis, with Consideration for Cow Welfare

    • Jerry R. Roberson

    Treat or Not Treat? Etiology-based Treatment Decisions for Clinical Mastitis

    • Alfonso Lago ;
    • Sandra M. Godden ;
    • Pamela L. Ruegg

    Dry Cow Therapy: Does it Still Deserve a Blanket Recommendation?

    • T.J.G.M. Lam ;
    • C.G.M. Scherpenzeel ;
    • I.E.M. den Uijl ;
    • G. van Schaik

    Transition Cow Risk for Post-partum Disease

    • Daryl V. Nydam ;
    • Paula A. Ospina ;
    • Tom R. Overton

    Genetic Selection for Mastitis Resistance

    • J.C. Detilleux

    General Session 3: Quality Reports from Around the Globe

    Milk Quality in China

    • Lior Yaron ;
    • Lynda McDonald

    Milk Quality in India

    • Lior Yaron

    The Global Milk Marketplace (paper not available)

    Featured Symposium: New and Not-So-New Technologies for Detection and Management of Mastitis

    Molecular Diagnostics and Mastitis: From PCR to “-omics” and Back to the Farm

    • Ruth N. Zadoks

    Use of a PCR Mastitis Test for Quarter Based, Cow Based and Herd Based Mastitis Diagnostics

    • Satu Pyörälä ;
    • Jørgen Katholm

    Frequently Asked Questions about the PathoProof Mastitis 3 PCR Assay

    • David F. Kelton ;
    • M. Ann Godkin

    Molecular Testing of Milk: Interpretation and Application in Australian Dairy Herds

    • John Penry ;
    • Jakob Malmo ;
    • Graeme Mein ;
    • John Morton

    Automated Milk Differential Cell Count and On-farm Mastitis Diagnosis at the Quarter Level

    • Rudy R. Rodriguez ;
    • Mitchell E. Hockett ;
    • Reha O. Azizoglu ;
    • Kevin L. Anderson

    What Do I Want From a Mastitis Detector?

    • Brian Dela Rue ;
    • Claudia Kamphuis ;
    • J. Eric Hillerton

    Research and Developments Summaries Session (Also Presented as Posters as the Technology Transfer Session)

    Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction and Conventional Culture in Bacteriological Diagnostics of Bovine Mastitis – A Comparative Study

    • Heidi K. Hiitiö ;
    • Rauna Riva ;
    • Tiina Autio ;
    • Tarja Pohjanvirta ;
    • Jani Holopainen ;
    • Satu Pyörälä ;
    • Sinikka Pelkonen

    Exploring the Perceptions, Attitudes, and Motivations that Canadian Dairy Producers Have Toward Udder Health

    • Daniel A. Shock ;
    • David F. Kelton ;
    • Stephen J. LeBlanc ;
    • Jason B. Coe ;
    • Ken E. Leslie ;
    • Karen J. Hand ;
    • M. Ann Godkin

    A Decision Support Tool for Farm-Specific Estimation of the Economic Impact of Lowering Somatic Cell Count

    • Derek T. Nolan ;
    • Jeffrey M. Bewley

    Danish Experiences with a Real-time PCR Mastitis Test of Composite Milk Recording Samples to Diagnose Intramammary Infections with Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae

    • Ilka C. Klaas ;
    • Yasser S. Mahmmod ;
    • Nils Toft ;
    • Jørgen Katholm ;
    • Ellinor Cederlöf ;
    • Søren S. Nielsen

    Southeast Quality Milk Initiative: Producers’ Experiences, Perceptions, and Attitudes about Mastitis and Bulk Tank SCC Management

    • Susan M. Schexnayder ;
    • Lorraine E. Garkovich ;
    • J. Mark Fly ;
    • Peter D. Krawczel ;
    • Christina S. Petersson-Wolfe ;
    • Jeffrey M. Bewley ;
    • Stephen C. Nickerson ;
    • Stephanie Hill Ward ;
    • Gina M. Pighetti ;
    • Raul A. Almeida ;
    • L. Michelle Arnold ;
    • Donna M. Amaral-Phillips ;
    • Albert DeVries ;
    • Stephen P. Oliver

    Genotyping Staphylococci from Cases of Subclinical Bovine Mastitis Previously Identified as Staphylococcus hyicus

    • Pamela R. Fry ;
    • John R. Middleton ;
    • Larry K. Fox

    Milk Quality of Irish Dairy Herds

    • Aine O'Connell ;
    • Sinead McParland ;
    • Pamela L. Ruegg ;
    • Bernadette O'Brien ;
    • David Gleeson

    Gamma-Irradiated Staphylococcus aureus Fails to Protect Against Subsequent Intramammary Infection

    • Samantha N. Garst ;
    • Christina S. Petersson-Wolfe ;
    • Isis Kanevsky-Mullarky

    Variations in Strains and Treatment Outcomes of Lactococcus lactis and Streptococci Recovered from Cases of Bovine Mastitis

    • Diego M. Lima ;
    • Leane Oliveira ;
    • Teresa Walker ;
    • Tonia Peters ;
    • Pamela L. Ruegg

    Changes in Activity and Milk Components Around Onset of Clinical Mastitis

    • Abigail S. Griffith ;
    • Michael L. McGilliard ;
    • Christina S. Petersson-Wolfe

    Herd Level Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species with Substantial Impact on Udder Health: Outline of a New Study and Preliminary Results

    • Anneleen De Visscher ;
    • Freddy Haesebrouck ;
    • Sofie Piepers ;
    • Karlien Supré ;
    • Sarne De Vliegher

    Posters Presented Only at the Technology Transfer Session

    Evaluation of Teat-end Scoring after Corrections of Inadequate Milking Machine Parameters

    • M. Gambina ;
    • G. Guardiano ;
    • G. Ragusa ;
    • G. Azzaro ;
    • M. Caccamo ;
    • P.L. Ruegg ;
    • G. Licitra

    Comparison of Vented Mouthpiece versus Barrel Design Features For Limiting Mouthpiece Chamber Vacuum in Triangular Liners

    • Brandon K. Treichler

    Case Report: Cleaning Efficacy of a Chlorinated Alkaline Detergent for Reduced Temperatures in Milking Systems

    • Marianna B. Gentilini ;
    • Mario Lopez-Benavides

    Effectiveness of Teat Coverage with Post Milking Teat Disinfectant Using a Vacuum Operated Teat Spray System

    • Brian R Pocknee ;
    • Ian C Ohnstad ;
    • Colin Kingston ;
    • Richard Hiley ;
    • Richard May ;
    • Mark Cinderey ;
    • Alex Carlsson

    Current Behavioral Barriers to Adopting Mastitis Control Protocols: Owners’, Managers’, and Employees’ Perceptions

    • G. Andres Contreras ;
    • Christian Ramirez ;
    • William Escalante ;
    • Ron Erskine ;
    • Rubén O. Martinez

    Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification Assays for the Rapid Detection of Mastitis Pathogens

    • Kelly S. Anklam ;
    • Dörte Döpfer

    Rapid Identification of Mastitis Causing Microorganisms by Mass Spectrometry

    • Juliana R. Barreiro ;
    • Patrícia A. C. ;
    • Tiago Tomazi ;
    • Juliano L. Gonçalves ;
    • Christina R. Ferreira ;
    • Marcos N. Eberlin ;
    • Marcos V. dos Santos $lastName

    Prevention of Production Diseases in Dairy Cows by Intense Monitoring and ad hoc Treatment. Preliminary Results

    • M. Coiatelli ;
    • A. Giordano ;
    • F. Sicilia ;
    • P. Moretti ;
    • L. Durel

    Using Biosensors to Measure Behavioral and Milk Compositional Changes during Bovine Mastitis

    • Hannah Kester ;
    • Dana Sorter ;
    • Joe Hogan

    N-Acetyl-β-D-Glucosaminidase Activity in Normal Bovine Milk

    • Mari H. Hovinen ;
    • Heli K. Simojoki ;
    • A. Reeta Pösö ;
    • Jenni Suolaniemi ;
    • Satu Pyörälä H. K.

    Bacteriological Culture and California Mastitis Test Results of Non-clinical Quarters from Cows with Clinical Mastitis

    • Alfonso Lago ;
    • Noelia Silva-del-Rio

    Behavior in Dairy Cows with Low and High Somatic Cell Counts

    • Kathryn E. McCullough ;
    • Päivi J. Rajala-Schultz ;
    • Paige N. Gott

    Enhanced Detection of Multidrug Resistant Escherichia coli from Mastitis through Selection to Cephalosporin Resistance

    • Clara Locatelli ;
    • Antonio Barberio ;
    • Valerio Bronzo ;
    • Paolo Moroni

    Southeast Quality Milk Initiative: Milk Quality in the Southeast USA

    • Gina M. Pighetti ;
    • Stephen P. Oliver ;
    • Raul A. Almeida ;
    • Peter D. Krawczel ;
    • J. Mark Fly ;
    • Susan M. Schexnayder ;
    • Christina S. Petersson-Wolfe ;
    • Jeffrey M. Bewley ;
    • Lorraine E. Garkovich ;
    • Donna M. Amaral-Phillips ;
    • L. Michelle Arnold ;
    • Stephen C. Nickerson ;
    • Stephanie Hill Ward ;
    • Albert DeVries

    Differential Cell Counts in the Low Somatic Cell Count Range

    • Daniel Schwarz ;
    • Sven König ;
    • Michael Zschöck ;
    • Wilfried Wolter ;
    • Claus-Peter Czerny

    Detection of Mastitis Pathogens in Ovine Milk by Culture and PCR

    • Ruth Zadoks ;
    • Riccardo Tassi ;
    • Elena Martin ;
    • James Gibbons ;
    • Sarah McCallum ;
    • Paul Burr ;
    • Jani Holopainen ;
    • Keith Ballingall

    Prevalence of Mycoplasma spp. in California Bulk Tank Milk Samples

    • Sharif S. Aly ;
    • Deniece R. Williams ;
    • Terry W. Lehenbauer ;
    • John D. Champagne ;
    • Kathy S. Glenn

    Streptococcus agalactiae in Bulk Tank Milk Samples and Herd Characteristics in Danish Dairy Herds

    • Torben W. Bennedsgaard ;
    • Jørgen Katholm

    Relationship Between Positive Culture in Early Lactation and Mastitis

    • Elena M. de Torres ;
    • Guillermo A. Sierra ;
    • Fernanda Zorrilla ;
    • Jessica Gónzalez

    Biofilm-producing Ability of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Corynebacterium spp. Isolates From Subclinical Mastitis

    • Juliano Leonel Gonçalves ;
    • Tiago Tomazi ;
    • Juliana Regina Barreiro ;
    • Cristian Marlon de Magalhães Rodrigues Martins ;
    • Sarah Hwa In Lee ;
    • Carlos Augusto Fernandes de Oliveira $lastName ;
    • Marcos Veiga dos

    Impact of Milk Cessation Method and Daily Milk Yield around Dry-off on Intramammary Infection Status at Calving

    • Paige N. Gott ;
    • Päivi J. Rajala-Schultz ;
    • Gustavo M. Schuenemann ;
    • Margaret A. Masterson

    Biofilm Formation by Bovine Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Isolates

    • Yannick D.N. Tremblay ;
    • Denis Haine ;
    • Serge Messier ;
    • Mario Jacques

    Identification of Prototheca species Responsible for Bovine Mastitis by New Multiplex PCR Method

    • Emanuele Capra ;
    • Paola Cremonesi ;
    • Claudia Cortimiglia ;
    • Giulia Bignoli ;
    • Matteo Ricchi ;
    • Mario Luini ;
    • Paolo Moroni ;
    • Bianca Castiglioni

    Assessment of the Molecular Diversity of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Bulk Tank Milk from Dairy Operations of the Biobio Region, Chile

    • Paulina Pachá ;
    • Alejandra Latorre ;
    • Marcos Munoz

    Species Distribution and In vitro Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Coagulase-negative Staphylococci Isolated in Bovine Intramammary Infections

    • Suvi Taponen ;
    • Anna Pitkälä ;
    • Satu Pyörälä

    Antimicrobial In vitro Activity of Corynebacterium spp. Isolated from Chronic Mastitis Cases in a High Producing Dairy Herd

    • Helio Langoni ;
    • Marcella Z. Troncarelli ;
    • Carolina P.C. da Silva ;
    • Guido G. Wanderlei

    Emergence of Human Streptococcus agalactiae in Cattle

    • Ulrike Lyhs ;
    • Karin Persson-Waller ;
    • Jørgen Katholm ;
    • Ruth Zadoks

    Immune Response Profiles Following Vaccination of Dairy Cows with Recombinant Streptococcus uberis Adhesion Molecule (SUAM) During the Dry Period

    • Raúl A. Almeida ;
    • Oudessa Kerro Dego ;
    • María E. Prado ;
    • Susan I. Headrick ;
    • Barbara E. Gillespie ;
    • Lydia S. Siebert ;
    • Gina M. Pighetti ;
    • Stephen P. Oliver

    Expression of CD14 in Milk Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes from Corynebacterium bovis Infected Quarters

    • Maiara Garcia Blagitz ;
    • Fernando Nogueira de Souza ;
    • Camila Freitas Batista ;
    • Bruna Parapinski dos Santos ;
    • Andrea Cristina Parra ;
    • Luis Fernando Fernandes de Azevedo ;
    • Alice Melville Maria

    Expression of Migration Factors by Milk Neutrophils in Bovine Mammary Glands Infected with Streptococcus dysgalactiae

    • Maiara G. Blagitz $lastName ;
    • Fernando N. Souza ;
    • Bruna P. Santos ;
    • Camila F. Batista ;
    • Andrea Cristina Parra ;
    • Luis Fernando F. ;
    • Andrea O. Latorre ;
    • Cristina O. Massoco ;
    • Alice Melville Maria

    Milk Neutrophil Function: Interdependence of Healthy and Infected Udder Quarters

    • Maiara G. Blagitz $lastName ;
    • Fernando N. Souza ;
    • Bruna P. Santos ;
    • Camila F. Batista ;
    • Andrea Cristina Parra ;
    • Luis Fernando F. ;
    • Andrea O. Latorre ;
    • Cristina O. Massoco ;
    • Alice Melville Maria

    Evaluating the Effectiveness of Vaccination Against Staphylococcus aureus in Crossbreed Dairy Cattle

    • Paulo Cesar Duque-Madrid ;
    • Nestor Alonso Villa-Arcila ;
    • Sebastián Sánchez-Arias ;
    • Valeria Zuluaga ;
    • Susana Londoño ;
    • Alejandro Ceballos-Márquez

    Udder Hair Removal: The Effect on Milk and Teat Skin Microflora

    • Lawrence K. Fox

    Iodine Teat Disinfectants Minimally Increase Milk Iodine Compared to Non-iodine Teat Disinfectants

    • Elizabeth French ;
    • Mark Henderson ;
    • Michael Zurakowski ;
    • Motoko Mukai ;
    • Ynte Schukken ;
    • Tom Hemling

    Bacterial Counts in Recycled Manure Bedding Replaced Daily or Deep Packed in Free-Stalls

    • Dana Sorter ;
    • Hannah Kester ;
    • Joe Hogan

    Efficacy and Safety of a Lactic Acid Based Post-milking Teat Dip

    • Alfonso Lago ;
    • Mario Lopez-Benavides ;
    • Camelia Traistaru ;
    • Tom Hemling

    Longer Iodine Persistence on Teats Improves Prevention of New Intramammary Infections Under Natural Exposure Conditions

    • Alfonso Lago ;
    • Mario Lopez-Benavides ;
    • Maria Buchalova ;
    • Eli Rauer ;
    • Tom Hemling

    Sampling and Storage Considerations When Determining Iodine Concentrations in Milk

    • Elizabeth French ;
    • Mark Henderson ;
    • Michael Zurakowski ;
    • Motoko Mukai ;
    • Ynte Schukken ;
    • Tom Hemling

    Efficacy of Two Dry Cow Therapies in Italian Dairy Herds

    • A. Zecconi ;
    • M. Mazzilli ;
    • M. Di Pietro ;
    • A. Beltrami ;
    • L. Durel ;
    • E. Bousquet

    Appendix

    Summary of Peer-Reviewed Publications on Efficacy of Premilking and Postmilking Teat Disinfectants Published Since 1980 (2009 revision)

    • Gina M. Pighetti ;
    • Susan Headrick ;
    • Mark Lewis ;
    • Barbara Gillespie ;
    • Charles Young ;
    • Lydia Siebert ;
    • Leszek Wojakiewicz ;
    • Oudessa Kerro Dego ;
    • Raul Almeida ;
    • Stephen P. Oliver