New UP project to support South African dairy industry

dc.contributor.authorDe Bruin, Louise
dc.contributor.editorVan Blerk, Chris
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T09:17:04Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T09:17:04Z
dc.date.created2017-02-24
dc.date.issued2017-02-24
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dc.description.abstractMastitis is one of the most common diseases affecting dairy cattle, causing huge annual financial losses to the dairy industry. Antibiotics are usually administered to treat this infectious and occasionally fatal disease of the mammary glands. Treatment results can vary greatly within and among farms, and treatment failure is sometimes blamed on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when strains of bacteria become resistant to antibiotic medicines, rendering them ineffective in treating or preventing infections. A new project by researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Pretoria (UP), funded by Milk SA, the statutory body of the milk industry, tackles some of the big unanswered questions regarding treatment failure at South African dairies. Led by Dr Martin van der Leek, from the Department of Production Animal Studies, the project on 'Resistance to available antibiotics in lactating cows with mastitis' looks at treatment failure caused by AMR and mastitis caused by other factors.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianab2017en_ZA
dc.format.extent2 pages : 1 color photoen_ZA
dc.format.mediumPDF fileen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/59297
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
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dc.rights©2017 University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science. Provided for educational and preservation purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.en_ZA
dc.subjectFaculty of Veterinary Science, News media coverage ofen_ZA
dc.subjectMastitisen_ZA
dc.subjectDairy cattle -- Diseasesen_ZA
dc.subjectDairy industry -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary medicine -- Press coverageen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary medicine -- South Africaen
dc.subject.otherVeterinary science activities SDG-01en_ZA
dc.subject.otherVeterinary science activities SDG-03en_ZA
dc.subject.otherSDG-01: No povertyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-beingen_ZA
dc.titleNew UP project to support South African dairy industryen_ZA
dc.typeTexten_ZA

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