Ruminant Population Health

Publications

Our research team and their collaborators have published a range of papers relating to our project ‘Research into bovine mastitis’.

You can find links to them all here, separated into our two key study areas: Dry period intramammary infections and the Dairy Mastitis Control Plan.

Dry period intramammary infections: the route to selective dry cow therapy
Henderson, A. C., C. D. Hudson, A. J. Bradley, V. E. Sherwin, and M. J. Green. 2016. Prediction of intramammary infection status across the dry period from lifetime cow records. Journal of Dairy Science 99(7):5586-5595
Down, P. M., A. J. Bradley, J. E. Breen, W. J. Browne, T. Kypraios, and M. J. Green. 2016. A Bayesian micro-simulation to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of interventions for mastitis control during the dry period in UK dairy herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 133:64-72
Bradley, A. J., S. De Vliegher, M. J. Green, P. Larrosa, B. Payne, E. S. van de Leemput, O. Samson, II, D. Valckenier, T. Van Werven, H. W. F. Waldeck, V. White, and L. Goby. 2015. An investigation of the dynamics of intramammary infections acquired during the dry period on European dairy farms. Journal of Dairy Science 98(9): 6029-6047
Higgins, H. M., I. L. Dryden, and M. J. Green. 2012. A Bayesian elicitation of veterinary beliefs regarding systemic dry cow therapy: Variation and importance for clinical trial design. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 106(2):87-96
Bradley, A. J., J. E. Breen, B. Payne, and M. J. Green. 2011. A comparison of broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum dry cow therapy used alone and in combination with a teat sealant. Journal of Dairy Science 94(2):692-704
Bradley, A. J. and M. J. Green. 2010. Managing dry cows to optimise udder health part I: Understanding mammary gland susceptibility and the importance of the dry period in mastitis epidemiology. Irish Veterinary Journal 63(6):384-387
Bradley, A. J., J. E. Breen, B. Payne, P. Williams, and M. J. Green. 2010. The use of a cephalonium containing dry cow therapy and an internal teat sealant, both alone and in combination. Journal of Dairy Science 93(4):1566-1577
Newton, H. T., M. J. Green, H. Benchaoui, V. Cracknell, T. Rowan, and A. J. Bradley. 2008. Comparison of the efficacy of cloxacillin alone and cloxacillin combined with an internal teat sealant for dry-cow therapy. Veterinary Record 162(21):678-684
Green, M. J., A. J. Bradley, G. F. Medley, and W. J. Browne. 2008. Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation. Journal of Dairy Science 91(4):1403-1415.
Green, M. J., A. J. Bradley, G. F. Medley, and W. J. Browne. 2007. Cow, farm, and management factors during the dry period that determine the rate of clinical mastitis after calving. Journal of Dairy Science 90(8):3764-3776.
Green, M. J., L. E. Green, G. F. Medley, Y. H. Schukken, and A. J. Bradley. 2002. Influence of dry period bacterial intramammary infection on clinical mastitis in dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science 85(10): 2589-2599.
AHDB Dairy Mastitis Control Plan (DMCP)
Down, P. M., A. J. Bradley, J. E. Breen, C. D. Hudson, and M. J. Green. 2016b. Current management practices and interventions prioritised as part of a nationwide mastitis control plan. Veterinary Record 178(18)
Down, P. M., A. J. Bradley, J. E. Breen, W. J. Browne, T. Kypraios, and M. J. Green. 2016a. A Bayesian micro-simulation to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of interventions for mastitis control during the dry period in UK dairy herds. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 133:64-72
Davies, P. L. Leigh, J. A., Bradley, A. J., Archer, S. C.,  Emes, R. D. Green, M. J. 2016. Molecular Epidemiology of Streptococcus uberis Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Herds: Strain Heterogeneity and Transmission. J Clin Microbiol 54, 68-74, doi:10.1128/JCM.01583-15
Down, P., M. Green, and C. Hudson. 2013. Rate of transmission: A major determinant of the cost of clinical mastitis. Journal of Dairy Science 96(10):6301-6314
Down, P. M., A. J. Bradley, J. E. Breen, C. D. Hudson, and M. J. Green. 2016. Current management practices and interventions prioritised as part of a nationwide mastitis control plan. Veterinary Record 178(18)
Higgins, H. M., J. N. Huxley, W. Wapenaar, and M. J. Green. 2014. Quantifying veterinarians' beliefs on disease control and exploring the effect of new evidence: A Bayesian approach. Journal of Dairy Science 97(6):3394-3408
Higgins, H., J. Huxley, W. Wapenaar, and M. Green. 2013. Proactive dairy cattle disease control in the UK: veterinary surgeons' involvement and associated characteristics. Veterinary Record 173(10): 246-+
Madouasse, A., J. N. Huxley, W. J. Browne, A. J. Bradley, and M. J. Green. 2010. Somatic cell count dynamics in a large sample of dairy herds in England and Wales. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 96(1-2):56-64
Green, M. J., G. F. Medley, A. J. Bradley, and W. J. Browne. 2010. Management interventions in dairy herds: Exploring within herd uncertainty using an integrated Bayesian model. Veterinary Research 41(2)
Green, M. J., W. J. Browne, L. E. Green, A. J. Bradley, K. A. Leach, J. E. Breen, and G. F. Medley. 2009. Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary prior beliefs on clinical interpretation. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 91(2-4):209-217
Green, M. J., K. A. Leach, J. E. Breen, L. E. Green, and A. J. Bradley. 2007. National intervention study of mastitis control in dairy herds in England and Wales. Veterinary Record 160(9):287
Bradley, A. J., K. A. Leach, J. E. Breen, L. E. Green, and M. J. Green. 2007. Survey of the incidence and aetiology of mastitis on dairy farms in England and Wales. Veterinary Record 160(8):253-258

Ruminant Population Health

School of Veterinary Medicine and Science
University of Nottingham
Sutton Bonington Campus
Leicestershire, LE12 5RD