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Contents tagged with Mastitis
8 June 2021
The risk of mastitis infections from the environment in lactation is higher in loose yards than when cows are housed in cubicles. To control environmental sources of mastitis, it is important to maintain low levels of bacteria near the teats and teat ends.
19 February 2021
Well-managed cubicles give a lower incidence of mastitis infections in lactation compared with loose yard systems, in general, but cubicles must be appropriate to the size of the cows in the herd.
8 June 2021
When cows lie down, teats and teat ends will come into close contact with the bacteria in the bedding. Our top tips for bedding compare the different bedding types and advise how best to store them.
19 February 2021
Housing designed with the cow in mind is important, to reduce environmental risks for mastitis. Fundamental issues with building design, ventilation and stocking rate can often mean new infection rates remain high, particularly in higher-yielding herds.
18 February 2021
The best way to control environmental mastitis is to minimise the number of bacteria that can cause mastitis at the teat end. It is important to keep cows clean and dry because infection can happen at any time between and during milkings.
18 February 2021
The risk of infection from the environment is likely to be lower if the cow and her environment are clean. Our cleanliness checks can help you measure how much muck and dirt is on different body parts.
19 February 2021
Environmental mastitis is caused by bacteria picked up from the environment, rather than bacteria spread from other infected cows.
3 March 2023
Environmental mastitis is by far the most common type of mastitis in the UK herd.
18 September 2024
Case studies from dairy farmers who've made improvements on their farms.
30 November 2020
Understand how regularly monitoring mastitis data can help you reduce instances on your farm
30 November 2020
Improvements to the dry cow environment have paid huge dividends at Ninezergh Farm following a spike in mastitis in early lactation
26 November 2020
Protocols and options to consider before, during and after drying off cows