Welcome! The Mastitis Resource Center is intended to provide dairy farmers and their consultants with the type of information that will improve herd health, enhance milk quality and boost profitability.

Mastitis and reproduction correlation quantified
New research shows that mastitis lengthens days to first service, increases services per conception and infected cows take longer to conceive.  

Milking maching maintenance must-do's 
Use these recommendations to make sure your milking equipment is in tip-top shape.

Avoid milk and meat residues 
USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) now publishes a list of all farms that have residue violations for meat, poultry and egg products.  

Blood work 
A simple blood test may one day help determine if a cow is at risk for developing mastitis.

Why you need to provide a clean environment for cows
Everyone on the dairy plays a role in preventing mastitis — it’s not just the milkers’ job.

Why you need to know about somatic cell counts
When you get sick, your body fights the infection by producing immune cells.

Follow milking procedures
Sometimes it can be tempting to move cows through the parlor faster and skip a procedure. But you should never do that. The procedures are there for a reason.

An interview with Staph. aureus
“Hi, my name is staphylococcus aureus..."

On-farm culturing: Is it a good idea?
On-farm culturing offers many benefits. For instance, it can help you zero in on mastitis organisms, providing you with better treatment strategies and lowering your somatic cell count. But you have to do it right to get the benefit.