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Make The Right Mastitis Treatment Decisions
Make The Right Mastitis Treatment Decisions

Use on-farm culturing to determine proper care.

Certain bacteria will grow on specific agar contained with in petri dishes.
DHM How To: Culture To Achieve A Bacteriological Cure

Set up a culturing lab to identify the causes of mastitis and treat accordingly.

Milk Quality: Compare Mastitis Treatment Products
Milk Quality: Compare Mastitis Treatment Products

The table below lists products available to use for treating cows at dry off and for treatment of mastitis during lactation. When using any antibiotic, be sure to consult your herd veterinarian.

As You Keep Cows Longer, Mastitis Increases in Concern
As You Keep Cows Longer, Mastitis Increases in Concern

Genetic selection goals may have to be adjusted

Animals determined to have subclinical mastitis show no clinical signs or visible changes in the milk, but they do have a SCC greater than 200,000.
Selecting for Subclinical Mastitis Resistance

Heifers who enter the milking herd with SCM will often have a lower lifetime productivity and profitability in the future.

Analyzing The Use of Selective Dry Cow Therapy
Analyzing The Use of Selective Dry Cow Therapy

The concept of dry cow therapy started in the late 1960’s with the objective of reducing the risks for intramammary infections during the dry period and in the early stages of the subsequent lactation.

Clinical Mastitis: The Five-minute Microbiology Lesson

It’s the age-old question: Does this cow need antibiotics for mastitis?

Registration Now Open for the NMC 58th Annual Meeting in Savannah
Registration Now Open for the NMC 58th Annual Meeting in Savannah

The National Mastitis Council (NMC) 58th Annual Meeting annual meeting is designed for all individuals interested in mastitis control, quality milk production and udder health.

Select Graduate Students Earn Trip to 2019 NMC Annual Meeting
Select Graduate Students Earn Trip to 2019 NMC Annual Meeting

Winners represent University of Calgary, Auburn University, Ghent University and Utrecht University.

NMC Seeks Award of Excellence Nominations
NMC Seeks Award of Excellence Nominations

Award recognizes NMC leaders for contributions to milk quality improvement.

First Ever Licensed Vaccine for Klebsiella Mastitis in Dairy Cattle
First Ever Licensed Vaccine for Klebsiella Mastitis in Dairy Cattle

New vaccine is the first approved for prevention of Klebsiella-type mastitis.

Nominate High-quality Milk Producers for NMC’s NDQA Program
Nominate High-quality Milk Producers for NMC’s NDQA Program

Platinum NDQA winners earn trip to the NMC Annual Meeting.

Participants learn from industry experts, cardiologist and university professors.
NMC Conference Highlights Solutions to Emerging Milk Quality Issues

Participants learn from industry experts, cardiologist and university professors.

Clinical mastitis costs the dairy industry millions of dollars of lost milk income and loss of cows due to the disease.
OSU Researchers Develop Blood Test for Mastitis Susceptibility

The OSU test can assist with prevention and early treatment intervention against clinical mastitis.

Italy’s Lombardy region produces 43 percent of the country’s milk.
Milan University, NMC Host International Bovine Mastitis Conference

Italy’s Lombardy region produces 43 percent of the country’s milk.

How far has the dairy industry come since the 1980’s in mastitis control? Since 1980 the number of recorded mastitis cases in herds decreased from 37% to 20%, a large drop.
Mastitis: From the 1980s to Now, The Battle Continues

How far has the dairy industry come since the 1980’s in mastitis control? Since 1980 the number of recorded mastitis cases in herds decreased from 37% to 20%, a large drop.

There is more to milking efficiency than proper equipment function.
Manage Milking Efficiency

There is more to milking efficiency than proper equipment function.

The test will aim to provide sensitive measurements in order to stratify mastitis by bacterial class (gram-negative or gram-positive).
British Consortium Developing Rapid Mastitis Test

Abingdon Health, a tenant at the University of Birmingham’s bio-incubator, is developing a rapid diagnostic test for bovine mastitis, a common and serious health problem in dairy cows.

Cornell Researchers Explore Stem Cell Therapy for Mastitis

Mastitis is the most expensive disease in the dairy industry. Each clinical case can cost a dairy farmer more than $400 and damages both the cow's future output as well as her comfort.

Gerlinde Van de Walle, DVM, PhD, at Cornell University, sees potential for stem-cell therapy to help restore mammary tissues following mastitis infections.
Cornell Researchers Explore Stem Cell Therapy for Mastitis

Mastitis is the most expensive disease in the dairy industry. Each clinical case can cost a dairy farmer more than $400 and damages both the cow's future output as well as her comfort.

Online resource provides assessment of various teat health scenarios.
NMC Introduces Teat Condition Portfolio

Online resource provides assessment of various teat health scenarios,

The five-point plan for mastitis control includes sanitation and milking-machine maintenance.
NMC Speakers Address the ‘Five-Point Mastitis Control Plan’

Presentations review and re-evaluate plan’s tenets.

NMC honors Robert Harmon with Award of Excellence
NMC honors Robert Harmon with Award of Excellence

University of Kentucky professor emeritus contributed immensely to NMC.