Content related to the topic: disease

18 February 2021

Controlling environmental mastitis in dairy cows at pasture

Time at pasture poses a considerable risk for clinical mastitis and increased somatic cell counts for many dairy herds, due to exposure to different bacterial pathogens and variable environmental conditions. Our top tips will help you manage the risk of mastitis in the contamination hotspots.

20 March 2026

Dairy cow cubicle housing design to control environmental mastitis in lactation

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

Dairy cow bedding management to control environmental mastitis during lactation

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

Dairy cow housing design to prevent environmental mastitis during lactation

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

Environmental mastitis: The housed dairy cow

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 importance of cow cleanliness to prevent environmental mastitis

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.

16 March 2026

Control of dairy cow environmental mastitis in lactation

Environmental mastitis is by far the most common type of mastitis in the UK herd.

16 September 2025

A new year, new challenges and a new strategy at AHDB

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.

21 December 2020

Biosecurity: boundary risks and fencing

Mixed livestock

23 October 2025

Livestock: Notifiable diseases

Mixed stock beef and sheep

27 November 2020

Webinar: Reducing mastitis during the dry period - Ninezergh Farm, Cumbria

Join strategic dairy farmer Adrian Bland and vet James Breen as they share their work on focusing on reducing cases of mastitis during the dry period

11 November 2025

Footrot vaccinations in sheep

Footrot vaccination has a part to play in flock management to reduce the incidence of lameness in sheep.