Preliminary Program

Click here for a PDF version of the preliminary program and registration information. Besides theater presentations, also posters will be displayed during the conference. Click here for all poster presentations. The printed version of the program will be distributed to participants on arrival as part of the conference kit.

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Preliminary Program

• Recent developments in the control of mastitis
  Schukken, Y.H.

• Epidemiologic association of Staphylococcus aureus virulence markers with intramammary infection chronicity
  Le Thanh, B.V., C.L. Jacob, S. Messier, F. Malouin and D. Scholl
• Identification of mastitis-associated bacteria in bovine farm tank milk
  Rademaker, J.L.W.
• Analytical detection limit of the PathoProof Mastitis PCR Assay determined using two different experimental approaches
  Koskinen, M.T., J. Holopainen, L. Salmikivi, H. Lehmusto, S. Niskala and J. Kurkela
• Phenotypic and molecular identification of Streptococcus species isolated from milk of intramammary infected dairy cows in Austria
  Gonano, M. and P. Winter
• Detection of mastitis pathogens by analysis of volatile bacterial metabolites
  Hettinga, K.A., H.J.F. van Valenberg, T.J.G.M. Lam and A.C.M. van Hooijdonk
• Extended biofilm susceptibility assay for S. aureus: association between agr-Type and biofilm susceptibility
  Melchior, M.B., T.J.G.M. Lam and J. Fink-Gremmels

• Performance evaluation of systems for automated monitoring of udder health: would the real gold standard please stand up?
  Mein, G. and M. Rasmussen
• Using data mining for clinical mastitis and abnormal milk detection in automatic milking systems
  Kamphuis, C., H. Mollenhorst, A. Feelders and H. Hogeveen
• Performance evaluation of systems for automated monitoring of udder health: Analytical issues and guidelines
  Sherlock, R., G. Mein and M. Rasmussen
• Epidemiological studies on clinical mastitis in dairy cows and buffaloes in India
  Bansal, B.K., D.K. Gupta and K. Dua
• An investigation of factors affecting cure when treating clinical mastitis in cattle with cephalosporin containing intramammary preparations
  Bradley, A.J. and M.J. Green

• Understanding the influence of machine milking on teat defense mechanisms
  Reineman, D.J., R. Bade, M. Zucali, C. Spanu and P. Ruegg
• Milking machine tuning to improve health condition of udder and to reduce the lesion level of teat cup in cows
  Ortega, R., M.A. Perez, R. Muñiz and R. Fernandez
• Automatic cluster removers, a method to check them
  Neijenhuis, F., P.H. Hogewerf, H.W. Houwers and H.J. Schuiling
• Impact of an automatic teat dipping and cluster flushing system on iodine residuals, milking characteristics and teat coverage
  Hogewerf, P.H., A.H. Ipema, C.J.A.M. De Koning, H.J. Schuiling, B.A. Slaghuis, V. Tancin, I. Ohnstad and H.W. Barkema
• The impact of automatic teat dipping and cluster flushing on the milking work routine
  Ohnstad, I., H.W. Barkema, P. Hogewerf, K. de Koning and R.G.M. Olde Riekerink

• A Bayesian analysis of a mastitis control plan to investigate the influence of veterinary beliefs on clinical decisions
  Green, M., W. Browne, L. Green, A. Bradley, J. Breen and G. Medley
• Udder health promotion: why are which communication tools liked by whom?
  Jansen, J., R.J. Renes, A. Ritskes, H. Dirckinck and T.J.G.M. Lam
• Effective communication with 'hard to reach' farmers
  Steuten, C.D.M., J. Jansen, R.J. Renes, M.N.C. Aarts and T.J.G.M. Lam
• Countdown downunder max and mastitis focus: a new pathway in planned mastitis risk management from the Australian national mastitis and cell count control program
  Penry, J.F., R. Dyson, P. Brightling and M. Paine
• Demonstrating to farmers the impact of mastitis on reproduction
  Taylor, K. and M. Bryan

• Prevalence of subclinical mastitis pathogens and adoption of udder health management practices on Dutch dairy farms
  Sampimon, O.C., R.G.M. Olde Riekerink and T.J.G.M. Lam
• Prevalence of mastitis pathogens in 15046 milk samples from Portuguese dairy cattle
  Pinho, L., J. Ferreira, R. Lameira, C. Cabral, P. Meireles, F. Vaz, J. Carvalheira and G. Thompson
• A comparison of the occurrence of mastitis in Dutch primi- and multiparous cows
  Van den Borne, B.H.P., G. van Schaik, M. Nielen and T.J.G.M. Lam
• Prevalence of pathogens in milk samples of dairy cows with clinical mastitis and in heifers at first parturition
  Tenhagen, B.-A., I. Hansen, A. Reinecke and W. Heuwieser
• Prevalence at herd-level of MRSA in milk-samples of dairy herds
  Vicca, J., T. Cerpentier and P. Butaye
• Comparing bacterial counts on bare hands with gloved hands during milking
  Olde Riekerink, R.G.M., O.C. Sampimon, M.J. Swarts and T.J.G.M. Lam

• Identification of risk factors associated with periparturient blood and milk neutrophil viability in dairy heifers
  Piepers, S., G. Opsomer, K. Demeyere, A. de Kruif, E. Meyer and S. de Vliegher
• Parameters for natural resistance in cow's milk
  Ploegaert, T.C.W., E.J. Tijhaar, H.K. Parmentier, J.J. van Der Poel, J.A.M. van Arendonk and H.F.J. Savelkoul
• Genetic characterization of immune response to a bovine Staphylococcus aureus small colony variant (S. aureus SCV) and its isogeneic wild type strain
  Atalla, H. and B. Mallard
• Immunization of dairy heifers with a Staphylococcus aureus bacterin reduces infection level and somatic cell counts at time of calving
  Nickerson, S.C., E.P. Hovingh and P.W. Widel

• Meta-analysis on the effect of oral selenium supplementation in cattle on milk selenium concentration
  Ceballos, A., J. Sanchez, J. Montgomery, H.W. Barkema and J. Wichtel
• Oxidative damage, vitamin E and mammary gland health in periparturient heifers
  Bouwstra, R.J., R.M.A. Goselink, M. Nielen and T. van Werven
• The usefulness of a new udder health index to decrease mastitis incidence
  De Haas, Y., G. de Jong, W. Ouweltjes, J. ten Napel and J.J. Windig

• Improving subclinical mastitis control programs through identification of risk factors related to the incidence of intramammary infection
  Dufour, S., D. Scholl and I. Dohoo
• Somatic cell count patterns in a large sample of UK dairy herds
  Madouasse, A., M.J. Green, J.H. Huxley, W.J. Browne and A.J. Bradley
• Defining new traits from underlying distributions of somatic cell counts
  Ten Napel, J., Y. de Haas, G. de Jong, T.J.G.M. Lam, W. Ouweltjes and J.J. Windig
• A new method for mastitis diagnosis based on hysteresis threshold of SCC
  Perez, M.A., R. Ortega, R. Muñiz and B. Coya
• Multi-dimensional diagnosis of intramammary infections: a 3-herd evaluation
  Rivas, A.L., K.L. Anderson, G. Leitner, M. Chaffer, O. Krifuks and R.R. Rodriguez
• Operational use of bacteriology for mastitis control: field test of good practices and software
  Sérieys, F., O. Bidaud and L. Jouet-Elie

• Bio-economic modeling of intramammary infection in Dutch dairy cattle
  Halasa, T., M. Nielen and H. Hogeveen
• Economic impact of clinical mastitis in a dairy herd assessed by stochastic simulation
  Hagnestam, C. and S. Østergaard
• Valuation of different cost factors regarding mastitis management
  Huijps, K., H. Hogeveen, T.J.G.M. Lam and R.B.M. Huirne

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