a14de3ee_g_mastitis_without_antibiotics__Species
[Main Source] Infected cows [Living Conditions] On abnormal udder and teat, milkers, vagina, tonsils [Propagation Factors] Transmitted by hands or rags, enters during milking [Symptoms] Often quite acute for a few days after calving. May be fatal. Quarter swells and turns purple. Quickly affects entire system. In chronic state, udder hardens, aqueous secretion, eventual atrophy of the quarter. Intermediate form produces granular secretion. Milk hotter than normal. [Preventive Treatment] Wash udders after milking, reduces problem by 50% Cull infected cows [Species] 
Staphylococcus aureus
Treating mastitis without antibiotics
Species