Publications by authors named "Mario Lopez-Benavides"

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  • * A training session for dairy farm workers was conducted to enhance their understanding of proper milking procedures, focusing on mastitis risk factors and the significance of each step in the milking process.
  • * Results showed a significant increase in knowledge and improvement in milking practices post-training, such as better disinfectant use and reduced inadequate preparation times, which positively influenced udder health and milk quality.
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Heifers managed under pastoral conditions are at risk from Streptococcus uberis mastitis infections at calving. A total of 397 heifers from six farms around New Zealand were enrolled in a study to identify and enumerate S. uberis on teat-ends of heifers in the peri-partum period, and to understand the effect of teat-spraying in the pre-calving period on the prevalence and incidence of S.

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We recently developed a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme to differentiate S. uberis isolates and facilitate an understanding of the population biology of this pathogen. The scheme was initially used to study a collection of 160 bovine milk isolates from the United Kingdom and showed that the majority of isolates were from one clonal complex (designated the ST-5 complex).

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