| between-herd prevalence of mycoplasma bovis in bulk milk in flanders, belgium. | mycoplasma bovis (m. bovis) is a highly infectious pathogen of cattle causing pneumonia, polyarthritis, otitis, and less frequently, subcutaneous abscesses, abortions and meningitis. ineffective drugs treatments, culling of infected cows and loss of milk production can lead to significant economic loss on dairy farms. the early detection of cows excreting m. bovis bacteria to prevent mastitis outbreaks is warranted. reports suggest that the risk of m. bovis mastitis is higher in larger dairy her ... | 2011 | 21481899 |