Thus,
low milk secretion associated with balanced activation of
the innate and acquired immune system allow the involutiontoproceedmore
rapidly and effectivelyuponinduction
of drying-off, to fight more effectively against existing and
new infection and to clear more effectively apoptotic cells.
Goats have an advantage over sheep and cows in eradicating
existing infection and resisting acquiring new bacterial
infection during the dry period, which is consistent with
the relatively lower levels of goats whichremained infected
in the beginning of the new lactation