DRAMIŃSKI - Milk mastitis

Calves suckling results in opening the teat canal, predisposing to IMI. Feeding calves with milk from cows that have mastitis may expose the calf (tonsils), although this is controversial; suckling may cause this type of mastitis, again this is controversial. The organisms associated with this mode of transmission are Strep. agalactiae and Staph. aureus, again these are controversial.