Understanding mastitis control in your dairy herd

William Baillie is joined by Dr James Breen as they explore the practicalities of controlling Mastitis in your herd at the fifth event at Hillhead of Covington on October 10, 2019.

Healthy cattle are at the heart of profitable dairy farming. However, the challenge to prevent clinical mastitis and maintain low cell counts is relentless for all dairy farmers. Nearly fifty farmers attended Hillhead of Covington’s fifth event which saw Dr James Breen provide a thorough overview of the key elements that contribute positively to help you control Mastitis in your dairy herd.

Dr James Breen, a recognised cattle health and production specialist with expertise in mastitis control, provided an overview of the AHDB Dairy Mastitis Control Plan available on with other guidance and tools links to Mastitis on the link below.

• Take time to review the Mastitis in dairy cows’ guidance and resources
• Explore the tools and resources available to inform mastitis control plans including the AHDB Mastitis Pattern Analysis Tool
• Implement an AHDB Mastitis Control Plan and setting future targets
• Take a systematic approach to identifying suitable mastitis control measures in your herd
• Better understand what factors present a risk of increasing instances of Mastitis
• Complete a systematic analysis of the cell count, clinical mastitis data and other farm records to identify key priorities and to help you make better informed decisions about how you are managing your mastitis