Dairy
As the weather is particularly mild and has turned damp in the last number of days, fly control to prevent summer mastitis needs to be...
A job that often gets put on the long finger and can severely impact cow health and milk quality is the changing of milk liners...
It is time to see whether your milking machine needs to be serviced, as we have now reached a quiet time of the year, in between first and...
Getting more farmers on board for milk recording and increasing the frequency of it is a key target for the dairy industry to help ensure...
May is a busy time of the year, with breeding and silage season in full swing, it is easy to forget about the maintenance of your milking...
Dairy Technical
Milk recording is vital tool in the arsenal of dairy farmers for understanding and controlling cell counts on their farms.
Shortly after calving is a high risk period forEacherichia coli (E. coli) mastitis, which is commonly associated with severe toxic mastitis.
The milking routine on dairy farms is a vital process to get correct, any mistakes during this process can results in cell count issues...
The drying-off of cows has begun on some farms, while for other the first cows will go dry in the coming days.
The recent heavy rainfall has forced some farmers to house cows, at least on a part-time basis,...
Keeping on top of somatic cell counts (SCC) on farms can at times feel like a challenge, but it is a key part of supplying high-quality milk.
Obtaining a sterile milk sample is important so that you can have an understanding of the bacteria causing mastitis on your farm.
The post milking use of teat disinfectant plays a vital role in the control of potentially mastitis causing bacteria on dairy farms.
Heifer mastitis is an issue on many dairy farms, with it having a negative impact on production and udder health on affected animals.
The dry period can be a high-risk time for picking up mastitis-causing infections, which often present early in the subsequent lactation.
To control contagious mastitis within a herd, the risk of infection spreading from cow to cow first needs to be reduced.
Wearing gloves is an important part of any effective milking routine on dairy farms, as they greatly reduce the bacterial load.
Having an effective and efficient milking routine in place on a dairy farm is important for a number of reasons.
Milk recording is "hugely beneficial" in preparation for selective dry cow therapy, according to Michelle McGrath of Animal Health Ireland.
Mastitis is an inflammation of the cow's mammary gland, which is usually caused by bacteria entering the teat canal.
The California Mastitis Test is an extremely useful tool that dairy farmers can use to detect high SCC cows and those with sub-clinical mastitis.
Post-milking teat disinfectant has an important role to play in controlling somatic cell counts (SCC) and mastitis within herds.
Freshly calved cows and heifers are more susceptible to mastitis, due to a weakened immune system after calving.
