Variations in cow milk and teat skin microbiota across the lactation cycle with intra-mammary cephalosporin use at dry-off
Wannes Van Beeck, Mateus Lacerda Pereira Lemos, Ashley M. Niesen, Peter Finnegan, Taylor M. Shih, A.J. Ho, Heidi A. Rossow, Maria L. Marco
This study examines the impact of intramammary cephalosporin use at dry-off on milk and teat skin microbiota in dairy cows, finding minimal effects on diversity but site-specific variations.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · May 5, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology