Mastitis Control in Dairy Herds

by Roger Blowey, Peter Edmondson

Overview

Mastitis in dairy herds is a worldwide problem, with significant implications for milk yields and quality, economic losses and animal health and welfare. Effective control makes a considerable difference to the farmer and the animal, and this new edition includes updated information throughout, as well as new chapters, covering organic dairy herds, dry period infections, robotic milking, residue avoidance and best practice procedures. The authors provide basic principles relevant to farmers, veterinarians and veterinary students in a clear and practical way, covering anatomy, epidemiology, milking machines, disinfection, somatic cell counts and diseases of the udders and teats in order to provide a thorough understanding of the causes of mastitis and measures of control and prevention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845935504
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	06/17/2010
Series:	CABI Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.10(d)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1

2 Structure of Teats and Udder and Mechanisms of Milk Synthesis 5

3 Teat and Udder Defences Against Mastitis 20

4 The Mastitis Organisms 33

5 Milking Machines and Mastitis 60

6 The Milking Routine and its Effect on Mastitis 95

7 Teat Disinfection 116

8 The Environment and Mastitis 130

9 Somatic Cell Count 152

10 Bactoscan and Total Bacterial Count (TBC) 171

11 Targets and Monitoring 184

12 Treatment and Dry Cow Therapy 194

13 Summer Mastitis 215

14 Disorders of the Udder and Teats 220

15 Residue Avoidance in Milk 239

16 Best Practice Guides 248

Appendix: Liner Life Charts 253

Appendix: Parlour Audit 255

References and Further Reading 256

Index 259