Genetic Strategies to Reduce Mastitis

The word mastitis is derived from two Greek words i.e. mastos which means “breast” and itis which means “inflammation”. Mastitis can be defined as inflammation of the mammary gland, caused by the invasion and duplication of Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus uberis (S. uberis) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and a wide variety of other microorganisms through teat or damaged nipple, decreasing potential milk production in the affected quarter of mammary gland