"Current Concepts of Bovine Mastitis", National Mastitis Council, 1996. Acute mastitis:

A poison produced by Staphylococcus aureus that causes blood vessal constriction and blood clotting. Alveolus:

Bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen. Antibodies:

An automated system for sanitizing teat cup liners between cows. Bacteremia:

Udder inflammation that continues over a long period of time, with progressive development of scar tissue and simultaneous reduction in milk yield. Clinical mastitis:

The milking unit assembly containing teat cup shells and liners, short milk and pulsation tubes, claw, and long milk and pulsation tubes. Coliform(s):

An antibacterial protein found in milk that inhibits bacterial growth. Contagious (microorganisms):

An anti-inflammatory hormone. Cytokine:

Microscopic droplets of milk, possibly containing microorganisms, that impact against the teat orifice near the end of milking, which may initiate a new udder infection. Edema (of the udder):

A poison produced by Escherichia coli that causes systemic response (fever, diarrhea, inappetence) to coliform mastitis in cows. Enterococci: