Piret Kalmus

Docent, Coordinator
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL VETERINARY MEDICINE
Estonian University
Estonia

Biography

Piret Kalmus is Docent, Coordinator for the Farm Animal and Equine Medicine Module, large animal internal medicine.

Research Intrest

Research interest include Health; Veterinary Medicine; CERCS SPECIALTY: B750 Veterinary medicine, surgery, physiology, pathology, clinical studies ; SPECIALITY: Udder pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance in dairy cows. Acute phase response during clinical mastitis.

List of Publications
Brauer, Age; Telling, Kaidi; Laht, Mailis; Kalmus, Piret; Lutsar, Irja; Remm, Maido; Kisand, Veljo; Tenson, Tanel (2016). Plasmid with colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in ESBL-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from pig slurry in Estonia. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 60 (11), 6933−36.
Hovinen, M.; Simojoki, H.; Pösö, R.; Suolaniemi, J.; Kalmus, P.; Suojala, L.; Pyörälä, S. (2016). N-acetyl -β-D-glucosaminidase activity in cow milk as an indicator of mastitis. Journal of Dairy Research, 83 (2), 219−227.
Timonen, Anri Aino Elisa; Kalmus, Piret (2017). Veiste mükoplasmamastiit. Eesti Loomaarstlik Ringvaade, 1, 13−17.
Timonen, Anri Aino Elisa; Katholm, Jørgen; Petersen, Anders; Mõtus, Kerli; Kalmus, Piret (2017). Mycoplasma bovis'e põhjustatud udaranakkuse karjasisene levimus, mõju lehma udaratervisele, piimatoodangule ja koostisele. Marko Kass (Toim.). Konverentsi " Terve loom ja tervislik toit 2017" artiklite kogumik: Terve loom ja tervislik toit, Tartu, 1-2. märts 2017 (89−98).
Timonen, Anri Aino Elisa; Katholm, Jørgen; Petersen, Anders; Mõtus, Kerli; Kalmus, Piret (2017). Within-herd prevalence of intramammary infection caused by Mycoplasma bovis and associations between cow udder health, milk yield, and composition. Journal of Dairy Science, 100 (8), 6554−6561.