Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional

Innovation

Innovation

Danish company capitalises human treatment expertise to Fight mastitis in dairy cows

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With years of expertise in treating human ailments with laser, a Danish company is now focusing on the fight against mastitis in dairy cows. Based in the small Danish town of Silkeborg, Neeo Bovis has developed a scanner that can treat mastitis in cows using the same laser principles used on humans.

Dairy farmers know only too well the costs associated with mastitis in terms of lost production and expensive antibiotics. However, they are also aware of the need to find alternative treatments to antibiotics as more governments around the world set regulations to reduce their use.

Neeo Bovis insists its laser scanner can successfully treat both clinical and subclinical mastitis in only a few days, cutting somatic cell counts in the process. Launched at the Agromek Show in Denmark the Neeo Bovis scanner won three stars for its uniqueness on the market. The company says there is not another product like it available to treat cows.

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Acoustic pulse therapy offers new treatment option for mastitis

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APT shown to boost milk production when used in healthy animals Mastitis is one of the most important health issues in dairy cattle today, and one of the costliest. The most used tool for treating infections, reducing somatic cell count (SCC) and improving milk quality is antibiotics. There is greatRead more

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Stem cell research shows promise as natural mastitis treatment

5 min read

Mastitis remains the single most challenging infectious disease faced by dairy farmers across the world. Producers and herd managers rely on a series of approaches to control and treat mastitis, including genetic selection, environmental management, nutrition, and selective dry cow therapy. In combination with strict hygiene protocol and other treatments, such as the use of teat sealants, headway can be made. Yet, mastitis persists. For the most part, veterinarians and dairy farmers have relied on antibiotics to treat mastitis. While they do work, they do not repair the tissue damage caused by infection, which can lead to abnormal and decreased milk production. Amid rising resistance to antibiotics, it is ever more important to find new and novel solutions for treatment.

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