Contents tagged with Mastitis

26 November 2020

By testing each quarter individually, the CMT can indicate which quarter has a raised cell count.

12 January 2021

By putting a Mastitis Control Plan in place, farmer Chris Mossman has seen cases of mastitis fall drastically in his herd at Nantybach Farm.

8 June 2021

The impact of new mastitis infections in heifers can be measured by looking at the SCC at the first milk recording in lactation.

23 July 2020

Contagious mastitis patterns are characterised by the spread of infection between cows.

15 September 2022

Identifying the pattern of mastitis on your farm allows control measures to be focused on where they will be most effective.

12 March 2024

From analysis of data comes understanding and from understanding comes effective action.

19 June 2025

Find out how monitoring somatic cell counts (SCCs) can help us to identify mastitis.

19 June 2025

Monitoring all routes of mastitis on your farm is a must, with accurate and consistent record keeping being needed to successfully do this.

21 February 2025

Monitoring and recording mastitis in cows

20 July 2020

The key considerations for drying off cows early such as housing space, group management and nutrition

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