Mastitis in dairy herds is a worldwide problem, with significant implications for milk yields and quality, economic losses and animal health and welfare. Effective control makes a considerable difference to the farmer and the animal, and this new edition includes updated information throughout, as well as new chapters, covering organic dairy herds, dry period infections, robotic milking, residue avoidance and best practice procedures.
The authors provide basic principles relevant to farmers, veterinarians and veterinary students in a clear and practical way, covering anatomy, epidemiology, milking machines, disinfection, somatic cell counts and diseases of the udders and teats in order to provide a thorough understanding of the causes of mastitis and measures of control and prevention.
The authors provide basic principles relevant to farmers, veterinarians and veterinary students in a clear and practical way, covering anatomy, epidemiology, milking machines, disinfection, somatic cell counts and diseases of the udders and teats in order to provide a thorough understanding of the causes of mastitis and measures of control and prevention.
Contents
1 Introduction 1
2 Structure of Teats and Udder and Mechanisms of Milk Synthesis 5
3 Teat and Udder Defences Against Mastitis 20
4 The Mastitis Organisms 33
5 Milking Machines and Mastitis 60
6 The Milking Routine and its Effect on Mastitis 95
7 Teat Disinfection 116
8 The Environment and Mastitis 130
9 Somatic Cell Count 152
10 Bactoscan and Total Bacterial Count (TBC) 171
11 Targets and Monitoring 184
12 Treatment and Dry Cow Therapy 194
13 Summer Mastitis 215
14 Disorders of the Udder and Teats 220
15 Residue Avoidance in Milk 239
16 Best Practice Guides 248
Appendix: Liner Life Charts 253
Appendix: Parlour Audit 255
References and Further Reading 256
Index 259
1 Introduction 1
2 Structure of Teats and Udder and Mechanisms of Milk Synthesis 5
3 Teat and Udder Defences Against Mastitis 20
4 The Mastitis Organisms 33
5 Milking Machines and Mastitis 60
6 The Milking Routine and its Effect on Mastitis 95
7 Teat Disinfection 116
8 The Environment and Mastitis 130
9 Somatic Cell Count 152
10 Bactoscan and Total Bacterial Count (TBC) 171
11 Targets and Monitoring 184
12 Treatment and Dry Cow Therapy 194
13 Summer Mastitis 215
14 Disorders of the Udder and Teats 220
15 Residue Avoidance in Milk 239
16 Best Practice Guides 248
Appendix: Liner Life Charts 253
Appendix: Parlour Audit 255
References and Further Reading 256
Index 259
Product Details
- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: CABI; Second edition (December 4, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1845935500
- ISBN-13: 978-1845935504
- Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 0.8 inches