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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.
1 May 2025
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.
9 February 2021
Explore the ‘dos and don’ts’ of cattle handling with Dr Temple Grandin, a globally respected animal behaviourist from the University of Colorado
20 March 2025
We have taken a major step towards ensuring accurate data is used to assess the environmental impact of ammonia emissions from pigs.
26 July 2021
FAQs to introduce farmers and other industry stakeholders to the GB Dairy Calf Strategy
16 September 2025
We take stock of 2020 and look ahead to some of the key areas of work we will be focusing on over the next 12 months.
3 February 2025
How our product and services have been supporting this Yorkshire-based cucumber grower