“Dry cow therapy is effective at reducing the number of infected cows that enter the herd next season but unless spread of mastitis is controlled, the bulk milk somatic cell count will be back to square one by the end of the season.
“Mastitis is a management disease but New Zealand has become too reliant on dry cow therapy to ‘cure’ mastitis.
“The missing ingredient is reducing the spread of bacteria so cows don’t become infected in the first place.”
Simply put, there are four key risk factors that need to be addressed:
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Teat spraying to reduce the bacteria on cow’s teats;
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A healthy teat end to prevent the entry of mastitis bacteria;
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Prevention of cup slip and;
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Efficient milk-out so bacteria cannot multiply in the udder.
PureMilk offers proven independent advice to reduce mastitis in your herd and improve farm profitability.
Contact us for a planned approach to mastitis: www.puremilk.co.nz
