Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
The International Dairy Federation (IDF): helping nourish the world with safe, nutritious, and sustainable dairy Introduction For more than a century, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) has stood at the forefront of global efforts to ensure that dairy continues to nourish the world in a safe, sustainable, and science-based manner.Read more
Read MoreThis article demonstrates how key milk quality indicators, including rates of new intramammary infections, cure rates, chronic infections, and dry-period performance, can be used as practical diagnostic tools to identify the root causes of elevated somatic cell counts. Through a data-driven approach and real on-farm examples, readers will learn how to distinguish between lactation-related and dry-period problems, interpret infection patterns, and translate milk recording data into targeted, evidence-based management solutions. By focusing on the problem before the solution, veterinarians, advisors, and dairy farmers can develop more effective herd-specific mastitis control strategies, improve milk quality, and achieve sustainable improvements in udder health.
Read MoreFor the twelfth time, we gathered as a community of veterinary surgeons, dairy cattle breeders, and milk quality specialists. Thanks to the work of the Association’s members and the support of our partners – companies from the pharmaceutical, dairy, and breeding sectors – we were able to focus on expandingRead more
Read MoreThe 70Th EAAP conference was held in Belgium, Ghent and had as a main theme: “Animal farming for a healthy world”.
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