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What is Lactation Mastitis?

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Lactation Mastitis is an acute inflammation or swelling of the mammary gland that may or may not be accompanied by infection.

The inflammatory condition of the breast may range from localized inflammation with minimum symptoms to collection of pus (abscess) and septicemia (bacteria in blood).

If lactation mastitis is inadequately treated it may lead to severe complications.

Severe complication of mastitis is the formation of breast abscess, which consist of localized collection of pus within the breast.

"In the uterus, we are wont to be nourished by blood, and the source of milk is from blood undergoing a slight change in the breasts. So that those children who are nourished by their mother's milk enjoy the most appropriate and natural food"

-Galen, [130-200]

Latest Publication and Research on Mastitis - Updated on 12/05/2011

On-farm udder health monitoring. - Published by PubMed

[Evaluation of bacteriological diagnosis in samples of clinical mastitis cases with Petrifilm™ in veterinary practice]. - Published by PubMed

[Colonization of the teat skin and the teat canal by mastitis pathogens in dairy cattle]. - Published by PubMed

On-farm udder health monitoring. - Published by PubMed

[Evaluation of bacteriological diagnosis in samples of clinical mastitis cases with Petrifilm™ in veterinary practice]. - Published by PubMed

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