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Mastitis effects on reproductive performance in dairy cattle: a review

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The reproductive performance of dairy animals is influenced by several factors, and accumulating lines of evidence indicate that mastitis is one of the determinants. Most of the published information relating mastitis with reproduction has evolved based on retrospective approach rather than controlled clinical studies. The complex nature of both mastitis and reproduction could be a limiting factor for understanding their relationship in detail. In this review, we analyzed the available retrospective studies on the effects of clinical mastitis on reproductive function and explained the possible mechanisms by which mastitis affects reproduction in dairy animals.

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Kumar, N., Manimaran, A., Kumaresan, A. et al. Mastitis effects on reproductive performance in dairy cattle: a review. Trop Anim Health Prod 49, 663–673 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-017-1253-4

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