Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
What are today’s keys for controlling the pathogens causing mastitis in cattle? We spoke with Oriol Franquesa, a veterinarian specialising in milk quality who has been advising dairy farms for many years all around the world. Dr. Franquesa helped us …
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Joseph Hogan, Ohio State University emeritus professor, spearheaded the launch of NMC’s Scholars program. This program provides at least four (with at least two students studying outside of Canada and the United States) travel scholarships for graduate students to attend …
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You may already be familiar with the concept of “Big Data”, but did you know that dairy farms can also apply this concept to improve their decision-making? Lorena Nodar – expert on ruminants health and data analysis at HIPRA – …
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Inel d’Or awards reward innovations in animal husbandry in France and it’s organised by L’Éleveur laitier and La France agricole. This year they recognised eight projects during Monday September 9, 2019 in Rennes, in Space preview. One of the projects …
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In recent years, one saying has become very popular: “May you live in interesting times”. While seemingly a blessing, the expression is normally used ironically, but can be applied quite literally in the milk quality industry of today. What I …
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Today societal concerns are the climate change and the scarcity of ressources.
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External balance The young animal is brought into contact with the germ flora of its environment at the moment of birth. The composition of this germ flora is crucial, because it colonizes the skin and mucous membranes of the young …
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Although the main methods for controlling mastitis have long been known, we regularly encounter certain protocol errors in the milking parlor, which promotes the spread of mastitis. In this series of articles we present the 3 most common errors found …
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Bactoscan or Total Bacteria Count (TBC) are parameters to evaluate the number of bacteria in the milk. The bactoscan is expressed in units, 1 unit means 1000 bacteria/mL. Strict rules are set for the TBC in milk in Europe to …
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Since its launch into the UK market in late 2016, the CID LINES PureFoamer pre-milking teat preparation system has grown to become an important part of maintaining milk quality and efficient milking on many farms. In fact, by the end …
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This year, HIPRA unveiled its new space which focuses on mastitis – one of the most costly diseases in ruminants – on a global level. The main aim of mastitisvaccination.com is to become a reference space of prevention in ruminant …
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