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Research Project: Discovery of Novel Traits to Improve Efficiency and Sustainability of Different Sheep Production Systems

Location: Livestock Bio-Systems

Title: Sheep GEMS: Economic impacts of udder diseases

Author
item Murphy Jr, Thomas

Submitted to: Sheep Industry News
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/28/2025
Publication Date: 1/31/2025
Citation: Murphy Jr, T.W. 2025. Sheep GEMS: Economic impacts of udder diseases. Sheep Industry News. January 31, 2025. p. 5.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Mastitis is caused by a bacterial infection of the mammary tissue. Most previous research on mastitis in livestock has focused on dairy animals, but the disease is also common in meat animal species. This popular press article describes different forms of mastitis and their impacts on economic returns in the sheep industry. Data from sheep industry surveys as well as experiments conducted by the author are summarized.