Displaying items by tag: mastitis

Wednesday, 27 March 2024 12:55

Knowing bugs means fewer drugs

A mastitis management company claims to deliver the fastest and most accurate mastitis testing available at scale for New Zealand dairy farmers.

Published in General News
Thursday, 07 March 2024 10:55

Vaccine targets environmental mastitis

A vaccine, claimed to be the first specific product against Streptococcus uberis, the most common cause of environmental mastitis in New Zealand, was launched here last month.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 06 October 2023 07:55

Keeping bacterial infections away

Mastitis is an inflammation of the udder. In cows, it is usually caused by bacteria which have entered through the teat canal and moved to the mammary tissues.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 02 December 2022 08:55

Finding cows with subclinical mastitis

An on-farm trial using new testing technology shows around half of high somatic cell count (SCC) cows could be positive with serious undetected Staphylococcus aureus infections.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 07 October 2022 07:55

Detecting mastitis

Properly detecting mastitis is a very important part of both control and treatment.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 06 October 2022 11:55

What is mastitis?

Mastitis is the inflammation of the mammary gland which generally occurs as a result of white blood cells being released – the body’s response to invasion by bacteria, usually via the teat canal.

Published in Farm Health

Operating in conjunction with automatic cluster removal (ACR) and gently supporting the cluster, Lactalign is a relatively simple retrofitted device designed to counter the often-costly impact of uneven weight and vacuum distribution of a traditional milking cluster.

Published in Machinery & Products

Mastitis is the result of complex interaction between bacteria, the farmer, the milking machine and the cow.

Published in Farm Health
Friday, 15 October 2021 06:55

Record, treat mastitis

Clinical cases of mastitis are costly and significantly disrupt the milking routine.

Published in Farm Health
Thursday, 29 April 2021 07:55

Breed mastitis out of your herd

CRV is encouraging dairy farmers to carefully consider the bulls they select for mating this season to help them address ongoing herd health issues like mastitis and reduce the need for antibiotics.

Published in Farm Health
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