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.

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The pressure’s on to reduce the SCC limit
Access to export markets is leading the charge to change milk quality standards.

NMC regional meeting slated
Check out what’s on tap for the meeting Sept. 8-9 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Iron could lower somatic cell count
Study shows that SCC was reduced when cows were fed supplemental iron.

A vaccine for Strep. uberis gets closer
Researchers have discovered the components of the bovine mastitis-causing bacterium, Streptococcus uberis that play a key role in the disease.

Mastitis protection from the inside out
Here’s what researchers are looking into to boost your cow’s immunity to fight off mastitis, especially during the dry period.

Milk quality counts
You can’t afford not to invest time and effort into achieving a low bulk tank SCC.

DHI herds continue to improve somatic cell counts
Somatic cell count in Dairy Herd Improvement herds enrolled in SCC testing averaged 233,000 in 2009, which was considerably less than the 2008 average of 262,000.

Impact of mastitis and body condition score on dairy reproduction
Reproduction is affected by physiological, pathological and management factors.

Clinical mastitis treatment decision help
Use these hints to help improve your milk quality management.

Make milk quality simple
Follow these five basic concepts to improve milk quality on your dairy.