Culture fresh cows

Milk culture results from individual fresh cows help you gauge the well-being of your cows before and after they freshen. Here are three reasons why Bradley Mills, veterinarian with Pfizer Animal Health, recommends culturing be done on all fresh cows:

• It helps you evaluate the success of your dry-cow therapy program.
• It helps you assess the udder-health management and hygiene of dry cows.
• It screens fresh cows and heifers for contagious pathogens.

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