Contents tagged with Mastitis

One year on: What’s the impact of tackling mastitis?

20 June 2025

One year on: What’s the impact of tackling mastitis?

With rising challenges in farming and increasing emphasis on animal health and welfare, reducing mastitis infections has become a key priority for many producers.
Somerset: Milk quality and mastitis – Managing udder health on your farm

4 June 2025

Somerset: Milk quality and mastitis – Managing udder health on your farm

Join us for this informative meeting on milk quality and understanding mastitis/udder health.

Dorset: Milk quality and mastitis – Managing udder health on your farm

16 May 2025

Dorset: Milk quality and mastitis – Managing udder health on your farm

Join us for this meeting focused on improving milk quality, understanding mastitis and monitoring udder health.
Antibiotic use on dairy farms

9 April 2025

Antibiotic use on dairy farms

Find out more about antibiotic use on dairy farms.
Fertility improvement causes challenges with the control of mastitis infection

24 January 2025

Fertility improvement causes challenges with the control of mastitis infection

Millands Farm discovered an increase in mastitis infections and had to work quickly to prevent it from impacting progress they had made to improve fertility.
Tackling mastitis and enhancing efficiency at a Yorkshire dairy farm

17 December 2024

Tackling mastitis and enhancing efficiency at a Yorkshire dairy farm

How high-yielding Yorkshire farm Willow Tree has been tackling mastitis cases while managing resources and trying not to reduce the amount of milk produced.
Five picks for breeding to improve mastitis and cell counts

11 December 2024

Five picks for breeding to improve mastitis and cell counts

A summary of the progress made in somatic cell count and mastitis rates due to improvements in cow breeding.
Determining the organisms and pathways of infection leading to mastitis in sheep (PhD)

7 January 2022

Determining the organisms and pathways of infection leading to mastitis in sheep (PhD)

Infection pathways leading to mastitis infection in sheep
Dairy cow milking: process and machinery 

3 June 2021

Dairy cow milking: process and machinery 

Milking machinery and routines have a major impact on the spread of mastitis on your farm. Read our best practice guides to keeping milking equipment and processes safe and hygienic.

Dairy cows: post-milking teat disinfection

3 June 2021

Dairy cows: post-milking teat disinfection

Post-milking teat disinfection isn’t just an essential part of a good milking routine – it’s critical to controlling contagious mastitis. Read our tips for the best possible results. 

Dairy cows: chronic mastitis and infection control 

3 June 2021

Dairy cows: chronic mastitis and infection control 

With chronic mastitis, it’s important to understand which cows to cull to lessen the risk to the rest of the herd. Read about this and other measures you can take to prevent infection spread. 

Dairy cows: targeted antibiotic dry cow therapy and treating mastitis in milking cows 

3 June 2021

Dairy cows: targeted antibiotic dry cow therapy and treating mastitis in milking cows 

We look at antibiotic treatment for contagious mastitis, giving you practical advice on effectively identifying and treating mastitis in milking cows. 

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