Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
Tine van Werven is Associate Professor in Dairy Herd Management at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue your reading Or Join us today (subscribe) and getRead more
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Regular grooming of stalls to remove wet and contaminating manure from bedding is a common and essential management practice on most farms. Controlling the incidence of bovine mastitis is based on reducing the exposure of cows to mastitis pathogens in the environment. This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue your reading Or Join us today (subscribe) and getRead more
Read MoreIn the UK, the average dairy herd size is currently ~133 cows and the incidence rate of clinical mastitis (CM) is likely to be somewhere between 47 and 65 cases/100 cows/year. The national average bulk milk somatic cell count (BMSCC) is currently ~167,000 cells/ml and this number has been fallingRead more
Read MoreAs summer approaches, many farmers will be thinking about cutting silage, tending forage and possibly allowing cows access to the outside. This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue your reading Or Join us today (subscribe) andRead more
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Regular grooming of stalls to remove wet and contaminating manure from bedding is a common and essential management practice on most farms. Controlling the incidence of bovine mastitis is based on reducing the exposure of cows to mastitis pathogens in the environment. This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue your reading Or Join us today (subscribe) and getRead more
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