Magazine on Mastitis and Milk quality for the dairy professional
Heat stress abatement is a challenge for many producers around the world. Dairy producers could benefit by utilizing a simple metric to measure heat stress abatement strategies with the goal of motivating improvement in heat stress management on farm. The summer to winter ratio (S:W ratio) was developed by ExtensionRead more
Read MoreDairy cow health and welfare can, with relatively simple and cost-efficient means, be improved by disputing established management practices and make adaptations to the physiology and needs of the modern, high-yielding cow. Presently, it is generally recommended that the dry period covers approximately 8 weeks, but today’s dairy cows areRead more
Read MoreSofie Piepers has been kind enough to look back over 10 years of mastitis prevention with us. Here is a small sample of her perspective during those 10 years. You can read the whole interview at mastitisvaccination.com KOL QUESTIONS 1 What did you do 10 years ago to prevent mastitis?Read more
Read MoreThis is the first of two articles on approaches to reducing clinical mastitis and somatic cell counts that this author has used for many years. It has proved successful provided the farmer engages in the process. Of course, there are other successful approaches that can be taken. This article willRead more
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As Staphylococcus aureus genotype B is shed in milk and maybe delivered to the dairies, this genotype is expected to be also observed in cheese, particularly if raw milk cheese is prepared. Bovine mastitis is a very common disease in dairy herds worldwide. In Switzerland, the incidence density is 32.7 cases per 100 cow years (Stärk et al., 1997), resulting in total costs of about CHF 130 Mio. per year (Heiniger et al., 2014). Udder diseases are the most common causes forRead more
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