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Satu Pyörälä is a researcher affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research spans various areas within Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on both main and subfields that include Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work mainly addresses key topics such as Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, and Gut Microbiota and Health. This reflects a multidisciplinary approach that integrates aspects of animal health and microbiology relevant to agricultural practices and food sciences.

Satu Pyörälä has published in venues including Acta veterinaria Scandinavica, contributing to the ongoing scientific dialogue within veterinary and agricultural research.

  • Somatic cell count in bovine quarter milk samples culture positive for various Staphylococcus species, 2022, Acta veterinaria Scandinavica

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, with coauthors including Suvi Taponen and Vesa Myllys, indicating active engagement in joint research projects within their field.

  • Suvi Taponen
  • Vesa Myllys

Satu Pyörälä's work covers a range of interrelated topics, including:

  • Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Gut Microbiota and Health

Their contributions to Agricultural and Biological Sciences extend through two publications, alongside a single publication each in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and respective subfields of Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science, and Molecular Biology.

Best Publications

  • Indicators of inflammation in the diagnosis of mastitis

    Satu Pyörälä

  • Bovine mastitis in Finland 2001--prevalence, distribution of bacteria, and antimicrobial resistance.

    A. Pitkälä;M. Haveri;S. Pyörälä;V. Myllys

  • Coagulase-negative staphylococci ? emerging mastitis pathogens

    Satu Pyörälä;Suvi Taponen

  • Coagulase-negative staphylococci as cause of bovine mastitis- not so different from Staphylococcus aureus?

    Suvi Taponen;Satu Pyörälä

  • Clinical characteristics and persistence of bovine mastitis caused by different species of coagulase-negative staphylococci identified with API or AFLP.

    Suvi Taponen;Heli Simojoki;Maarit Haveri;Helle D Larsen

  • Pathogen-specific production losses in bovine mastitis.

    Unknown

  • Real-time polymerase chain reaction-based identification of bacteria in milk samples from bovine clinical mastitis with no growth in conventional culturing.

    S. Taponen;L. Salmikivi;H. Simojoki;M.T. Koskinen

  • Pharmacokinetics of enrofloxacin after single intravenous, intramuscular and subcutaneous injections in lactating cows

    L. Kaartinen;M. Salonen;L. Älli;S. Pyörälä

  • Detection of clinical mastitis with the help of a thermal camera.

    Mari Hovinen;Jutta Siivonen;Suvi Taponen;Laura Hänninen

  • Analytical specificity and sensitivity of a real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for identification of bovine mastitis pathogens.

    MT Koskinen;J Holopainen;S Pyorala;P Bredbacka

  • Treatment for bovine Escherichia coli mastitis - an evidence-based approach.

    Unknown

  • Impact of acute clinical mastitis on cow behaviour

    Jutta Siivonen;Suvi Sinikka Taponen;Mari Hovinen;Matti Pastell

  • Acute phase response in dairy cows with experimentally induced Escherichia coli mastitis.

    J. Hirvonen;K. Eklund;A. M. Teppo;G. Huszenicza

  • Blood and milk neutrophil chemiluminescence and viability in primiparous and pluriparous dairy cows during late pregnancy, around parturition and early lactation.

    Jalil Mehrzad;Luc Duchateau;Satu Pyörälä;Christian Burvenich

  • Bovine intramammary infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci may persist throughout lactation according to amplified fragment length polymorphism-based analysis.

    Suvi Taponen;Joanna Koort;Johanna Björkroth;Hannu Saloniemi

  • Field comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction and bacterial culture for identification of bovine mastitis bacteria.

    M.T. Koskinen;G.J. Wellenberg;O.C. Sampimon;J. Holopainen

  • Virulence genes of bovine Staphylococcus aureus from persistent and nonpersistent intramammary infections with different clinical characteristics

    Maarit Haveri;A Roslöf;L Rantala;Satu Pyörälä

  • Efficacy of Two Therapy Regimens for Treatment of Experimentally Induced Escherichia coli Mastitis in Cows

    S. Pyörälä;L. Kaartinen;H. Käck;V. Rainio

  • Association of bovine respiratory disease with clinical status and acute phase proteins in calves.

    S. Nikunen;H. Härtel;T. Orro;E. Neuvonen

  • Molecular Types and Genetic Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Bovine Intramammary Infections and Extramammary Sites

    M. Haveri;M. Hovinen;A. Roslöf;S. Pyörälä

  • Efficacy of parenteral administration of three antimicrobial agents in treatment of clinical mastitis in lactating cows: 487 cases (1989-1995).

    S. H. K. Pyorala;E. O. Pyorala

  • New Strategies to Prevent Mastitis

    Satu Pyörälä

Frequent Co-Authors

Hannu Saloniemi
Hannu Saloniemi University of Helsinki
Hannele Jousimies-Somer
Hannele Jousimies-Somer Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
David F. Kelton
David F. Kelton University of Guelph
Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Theo J.G.M. Lam
Theo J.G.M. Lam Utrecht University
Esa Mäntysaari
Esa Mäntysaari Natural Resources Institute Finland
Renata Piccinini
Renata Piccinini University of Milan
Christian Burvenich
Christian Burvenich Ghent University

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