Rumen microbiota imbalance and mastitis

Studies have shown that rumen microbiota is a key factor in maintaining the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, blood-testis barrier, rumen and gut barrier, and blood-milk barrier. It has been proposed that the incidence of mastitis in dairy cows is related to the subacute ruminal acidosis and changes in rumen microbiota. Mastitis is defined as the inflammation of the mammary gland with major detrimental impacts on dairy cow welfare and profitability. Mastitis is regarded as a poor welfare