Symposium review: Oxylipids and the regulation of bovine mammary inflammatory responses

• Published in: Journal of dairy science Vol. 101; no. 6; pp. 5629 - 5641
• Main Author: Sordillo, Lorraine M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Animals; Cattle - physiology; Eicosanoids; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - metabolism; Female; Inflammation - etiology; Inflammation - veterinary; Lipid Metabolism - physiology; Mammary Glands, Animal; Mastitis, Bovine; Milk; Oxidative Stress - physiology; Pregnancy; oxylipin; immunity; mastitis; inflammation

Inflammation is a critical aspect of the innate immune system that can determine the outcome of several economically important diseases of dairy cattle such as mastitis. The purpose of the inflammatory response is to eliminate the source of tissue injury and then return tissues to normal function. A...