title: Epidemiology of teat lesions in a dairy herd. II. Associations with subclinical mastitis.
abstract: Even small teat lesions are significantly associated with subclinical mastitis and the risk of mastitis increases as the lesions approach the teat canal. Analyses show that at least 7% of cases of subclinic mastitis would have been avoided if no teat lesions had occurred in the herd in question. Analyses also indicate that the risk of mastitis in a quarter increases by about 50% across a 10 months follow-up period (equivalent to one lactation period) after the teat has been injured.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003718:Denmark; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000293:injuries*; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology