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Minimise mastitis and reduce involuntary culling.
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IMPROVE YOUR COWS’ LIFE TIME PRODUCTIVITY
Mastitis is ranked second after infertility as a main reason for culling cows. 20–50% of dairy cows are treated for infection in Europe and the USA
“Mastitis greatly affects productivity and is the largest health cost on
most farms”
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MASTITIS IS NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE
Acute (visible) mastitis can best be described as the tip of the iceberg. The red cow may be the one that’s been detected as a mastitis cow, but underneath are several subclinically infected cows
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Clinical Mastitis
Sub-clinical Mastitis
VISIBLE SIGNS:
Mild Mastitis:Cloggy milk
Moderate Mastitis: Swollen udder
Severe Mastitis:Loss of apetite/fever
NO VISIBLE SIGNS:
Milk looks OK
Udder looks OK
Cow behaves normally
But the cow might still be infected which affects milk quality
There are excellent tools to pinpoint cases of mastitis
80%of mastitis cases can be detected before they are
visible
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HOW TO PREVENT MASTITIS
Carry out an annual inspection and servicing of milking equipment
“The key to prevention is to reduce the number of bacteria to which my
teat ends are exposed”
Maintain good hygiene during
milking
Disinfect all teats after
every milking
Keep equipment clean and functional
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Environmentshould be as
clean and dry as possible
Exchange bedding material every 48h
Don’t overstock the barn
Turn bedding material several times a day to keep it dry
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Provide nutritious and healthy feed
Treat new and severe
clinical cases of mastitis
promptly and record data
Choose appropriate cases for treatment
About 60% of all new infections occur in the dry period, either in the first 21 days after the end of lactation or around calving
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Separate healthy cows from infected
ones
Eventually cull infected cows when you have
replacement
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RESISTANCE TO ANTIBIOTICS IS A PROBLEM
The solution is not to increase the level of treatment but rather reduce the need for antibiotics by closely monitoring cell count
Antibiotic treatment of
mastitis is very costly and
creates a lot of waste milk
Increase efforts to identify the
chronic cases of mastitis
This will save time and money and will ensure
better milk quality
Optimise use of antibiotics. Carefully select your
treatment cases
“I don’t want to be fed with antibiotics if I don’t
need them”
© DeLaval 2014 Sources: www.delaval.com/HappyCows