The possible loss of trade with Mexico and China could result in a $1.154/cwt loss to dairy farmers in the U.S. totaling $2.77 billion in annual losses.
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 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.
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.